The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-16

OF THE WORLD
BIG WRESTLING MATCH TO BE
PUi LED OFF NEXT MONTH
CLAIMS INTEREST.
CONTESTANTS CAREERS
Hackenschmidt. Russian Lion, tias
Defeated WrestIers In Many
Clmes--Goteh Rather
Young al the Game.

I Chicago, March 15--In the Coli.
/ SCUM in this city on the night OF April
lS George Hackenscamidt, the world.
renowned wrestler will contest for
the worlds championship title with
Frank Goteh, the American champion.
The bout has attracted attention ON
both sides of the Atlantic and should
lirove the choicest tfd-bit that has
been offered American followers on
the game in years. The men win
wrestle 10 finish. tae winner gain
ing two falls ort of three and carrying
of the lions share OF the gate re-
ceipts besides large side bet and
the championship title.
TIaekenschmidt. who Is popularity
known as the Russian Lion" Is not
a stranger to America He visited
this country some years ago, meeting
al corners and returning home with
the scalp of Tom jenkins, the Ameri-
can champion at that time. dangling
at his belt. Since that time, however.
he has added to his reputation by his
continuous success on the padded mat
rDtil today he is regarded In Europe
as inyincible.
llackenschmidt was born in Rus
sin and received liberal education.
AT college he became great Graece
Roman wrestler and defeated all the
amateurs he INST. Afterwards hi
went TO Paris and won all the inufna.
ments there, including the interna
tional OF Europe. and later turned
professional On his first visit to Eng
land he defeated Tom Cannon. thea
the champion Graeco- Roman wrestler
of the world. 10 turn ne defeated An
ton Pierre, the Terrible Turk" aud
Madrali, tho celebrated Turkish
wrestles
Tom Jenkins, who then held thu
American title, went TO England and
challenged fackensehmidt to
match. The Russian defeated him m
the Albert hall in nineteen and TWEEN
ty-one minutes respectively in two
straight falls. Hackenschmidt then
toured America and Australia and
defeated nll Corners.
Contrary to the popular conception
UNDERESTIMATE Is not a giant In sta
ture. He is only feet Sls inches tail
and weighs in condition 2l0 pounds
He has a chest measurement OF 50
inches and wears a 22Ia inch collar
His waist measurement Is only %
inches. His thighs are very heavy
md the calves Of his legs also. but
Ior all this he Is remarkably light q
his feet
Frank Goteh, who Is picked upon as
the most likely man to wrest fthe
worlds title from the Russian. Is till
young nj the wrestling
game. Not SO many years ago he was
on a farm in Iowa. Farmer
Burns owned the farm and 1t was Re
who introduced Gotch 10 the wrest.
ing game. It aid not take Burns long
q discover that Gotch was born
and he proceeded TO teach
lim the fine points OF the game The
fCung men was raw at first but before
nng he learned the science of the
zane aud began to attract attention
n the course of time he succeeded In
,etting on matches with various
yrestlers of prominence. Among the
nen he met were "Gripman" Rooney
t Chicago Leo Pardello the Italian.
i'm Parr. the Englshman. 'Iank"
tagers and Fred Bee, the Wisconsin
Wrestler Gotch shot through tn.
iunch until he met Tom Jenkins. and
hen he stopped temporarily Later
r. met and defeated the American
hampton. and then be made over
pres for match with Hackensehmidt
But Hackcnschmidt at that time
'as sticking to the GraeocO-Roman
tvle OF wrestling. while Goteh xas
'miliar only with the cateh-as=catch
an game. Since then Haekensehmids
as become an adept a: catch.as- catch.
an wrestling and this is the style
'hich the two will contest in their
Cming match. In the opinion of all
no are competent 10 Judge the meet
IL OF these two warriors Of the mat
-ill furnish the most sensational and
cientific contest of the kind that has
yer taken place In America