The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-04
AMERICAN
IS WORLDS
CHAMPION
RUSSIAN LION" GIVES
WRESTLING TITLE
TO GOTCH
AFTER TWO HOURS OF
DESPERATE TUGGING
HaCkenSChmidt Refuses 10
Explain His Action in
Surrendering


Dexter Pavilion. Chicago. April a.
George Hackenschnidt In his match
with Frank Gocth for he catchas-
catch-csn wrestling championships
OF the world, gave the title to the
Iowa man by default
After more than two hours OF un.
awaiting Juggling and desperate
sorambing. the Russian said to Gotcl.
'fll give yoa the mat h.
Referee Ed Smith at once declared
Gotch the winner. s
The end came so Unexpectedly
that the great cowd Of 5000 which
witnessed the contest could scarce
ly comprehend what had happened
Not until the referee had annunceC
that Hackenschmidt hal surrendered
the championship OF the world %
Frank Gotch did the full Significance
Of the fact strike home.
Thogsands Of excited men swarmed
into the ring and congratulated Gotch
While the result Is in some respec g
sensational il serves to show that
Gutch has defensive system which
~ one can break down
For an hour and forty-iive Minutes.
he eluled every attempt OF the Rus
sian lion 20 hasten grip upon him.
Gntch side-stepped roc ghed his man s
features with his knuckes. balted him
and generally worried Hackanschmidt
until the foreigner was totally at a
loss how TO proceed
But when in the clinch hat finally
came Got II slam ned his opponent %
"A. 4. tn al
securing a firm toe hold. followha
this up by lifting Hacksnschmldt cleai
OF the mat AMI slamming him on his
shoulders with terrific force the for
eign opponent was heartbroken The
lines sldGly deepened on his face, the
he Is ana glbas OF the crowd h4ft his
feelings and after considering the mat
tor Cor q few seconds he decided II
was t.ne TO quit.
There were few Of The spectators
unwilling to give Gotch the palm.
The Iowa farmer was in the bette.
condition, was quicker ami trickler ans
showed a far better knowledge of the
g8nn.
Haokenschmidt refused TO explain
his action & w W. Wittig, promoter
of the bout, simply shaking his head
and refusing TO reply when asked wby
he had not surrendered merely tho
first fall and taken another chane
with GotcE His handlers were at 2
loss TO account for Hackenschmid s
action
Dexter Pavilion WAS admirably
adapted for the event Seats had beer
provided Hor 10000 spectators and IN
addition there was general admission
room for 2.0e0 more A band of 81
pieces playel popular songs ant
marches and kept the waiting ihous
snJa IN good humor
The FIRST preliminary was scheduled
for s 90 O clock but 1t wa fifteen min
utes late in starting. Tommy Rooney
| and Young jenkins were the contes
ants, the weigh. being il8 pounds
Rooney wons time $40,
IN the second preliminary fouui
! Bnllier downed Ernest LindbeTg j.
l4.&2 rbe men were 1873 pounds
Tel Tunneman and Dick Tierenspl
came together ia the third al la
! pounds. Torenson won with to'
hold. time i2.41
Americas" Baltimore wrestler
made short work Of Harry L0denbacl
of Chicas). winning In 1853 with
bar lock and crotch hold
William pemsual won the hitl
bout. defeating Mort Henderson u
$50.
In TIE semi-Wind-up Emil Stesemnel
Ter. Hackens hmidts wrestling part
ner. attempted To threw Harry orr
man of MINI apolis IA ten minutes
TO the delight OF the crowd, Ortmai
took the offensive he slammed th'
burly German TO the mat and for sev
| en minUtes gave Steg mueller n'
Chance 20 &c. hold The last thre'
mirntes Orbnan was on The defensive
lbtt managed to wrigsie can OF al
holds aud ~ was r0pndly cheered.