Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
COTCH HAS HACK ON The RUN
Champion is Unable to Get Russian
to- Wrestle.
OFFERS BONUS FOR a MATCH
EnElish Paper Reject Fact that
Britishers Are Gradually Awak-
eninE 10 the yellow streak
In Hack.

Frank Gotch. the worlds champion
wrestler, has sent to a friend on The Bee
staff. a copy Of the Sheffield Evening Mall
OF Tuesday. December IT. containing over a
. column on the matter OF the Gotch-Hack-
engchmidt controversy.
II seems that when Gotch landed some
weeks ago In England Hack began to
make big noises. Then Gotch indicated a
perfect willingness to meet Hack. Hack
said come on. Gotch came, but Hack
backed down and Gotch has chased him all
over the Isle. Three meetings have been
arranged and each time when Gotch ar
rived Hack was somewhere else. Finally
Gotch sent a letter containing intimate
terms. Hack wired him he had handed
the letter to his manager, a Mr.. r. siever
Of Sheffield. Gotch wrote to Mr.. siever
and received no reply. sent a messenger
and the messenger was told Mr.. siever
was out Of town and left instructions to
conceal his whereabouts.
Statement of the Case.
Here is an excerpt from the Sheffield
Mall: -'"a-r-' '.-'
sportsmen appear to be understanding
endear himself to the British people as
Haekepschmidt has done. but when his
The present wrangIing match is making
HGckehschmidt. too, says he is sick Of the
diseussipn, and only lives to meet the
American on the mat There the matter
Gotch to arrange details. The letter sent
by. Gotch TO Mr.. r.; slever. Hacken-
schmidt.s agent last Monday asking for
not even received an acknowledgment, all
his. i%nforTatiqn coming through the press:
stated that he will accept Gotch's challenge
issued Through the Sheffield Evening
Mall 70 go to2s.Anerica and wrestle on
the understanding that he receives E@@'
Hacke1sehmidt has told him that he
would like the money paid into an Eng
lish bank before he leaves England. Gotch
thinks It unreasonable to hand ov r the
money. without Hackenschmldt clearly
shows that he means business. Before ever
he staps on to the mat in America, Gotch
states that Hackenschmidt will receive
e., 400, Gotch has secured a definite otter
from the Missouri Athletic club, and II
there Is an offer anything like approaching
il while he is in England, the match VIII
take plsse here.
now sisned articles at the sheffield
Evening Nall affice, and askes LOT AZvgO
II the match takes place In England. he
will stHl give Hack E2.4D TO go 10 America
GotchF wrestles DinnIe.
England has seen Gotch in real action
once. though not with the wind-jamming
Russian Lion. Gotch met a Sheffield man
narnEd George Dinnie' in Sheffield, Deem
beri 81 and the Evening Mail says. Tossed
DinnKs about like a ~plaything." The En-
plre theater. where the match took place.
was ahmed and thousands of people
stood outside, SC. the Mall says.
Gotch was TO throw Dinuie twice in
thirty minutes or forfeit the sum Of fifteen
pound TO the Briton. The Englishman sue
ceeded IN staying one minutes and fifteen
secondsi in the first fall and fifty seconds
in the latter. pinnie had stayed eight
minutes and forty seconds against Hacken-
schmidt and sixteen minutes against
zbysco. He was a mere toy in the hands
Of theasAmerican. Gotch piayfuliy clamped
his famous toe-hol on the Britisher for
the second fall, just to let England see
and one Englishman feel what a real
American twist was like. The Briton said
after the match. IF 1 hadn't given up on
the toe-hold. Goteh would have broken
my foot
test Match Ever.
The Evening Mall says:
All the time Gotch was attacking, Din.
ME was using his skill that had resisted
so many world-renowned wrestlers. But
it was no use. He was twtrled about, anc
never given q, second in which to recover
from any position 1t was certainly the
stralghtest wrestle that ever took place
an Sheffield.
Dinnie was perfectly satisfied. He had
not been prepared for the Americans cy'
clonic tactics.
Al the end OF the bout the men SHOOK
hands and Dinnie patted Gotch on thG
shoulder. %
The first fall, which was a reversed bach
lock, was very obvious to ALL but the sec
ond fan, which was a curious combination
OF the clutch and half Nelson, did moi
give tho audience the same satisfaction
However, they were not in the same posi-
ttion to see as the referee and those OF
the stage. When the toe hold was pui
on Dinnie Immediately counted himself out
Gotch was anxious that an English audi
ence should ave a chance of seeing il
there being a good deal OF apprehension a!
to what II was. pinnie appeared perfectly
satisfied that everything was sportsman