The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-20
GOTCH THINKS HE HAS
A CHANCE TO BEAT HACK
.lowan Not Lacking in Confidence in HIMSELF Yankee Tennis Ex-
nerts Nav Meet BrhiSherS After Nl--PaerSon Ready TO Join
Eastern League-TieerS' Schedule Looks Promising
Despite the Loss Of Cornell Game.
BY BERT DODGE.

- - rsTERN snutng writer's have it all doped out that Frank Gotch has
~ a pretty fair chance Of putting George IIackenschmidts shoulders
TO the mat in the coming match between the big men,.
Figuring oil the basis that he Iowan wonder has shownh himself to re VIII
IS being ready to wresle Graeco-Roman or catch-as-catchcan. the admirers
of The American nat artist analyze the situation as being favorable to their
mar.
Gotchn lam1y has all sorts of conhd ence in himself. He gave Promoter
Wftfg the Milwaukee sporting who is engineering he match, o nde
stand that he was perfectly willing to take o the big fellow upon any terms
agreeable to Hack" Mr. Wftug asked him at the time tnatG naue ue
nst proposition II he meant what he said.
Gotchs answer was that he va just as confident If winning a the for
egner, and. in order to show that he meant it. he offered to hazard the entire
purse or the outcome
Hackenschmidt, however, refused to enter intoa my such deal, probably re-
cause he might fear trckery at the hands of the referee. or other unforeseen
handicap that might turn up.
Not that he did not have the confidence to win, but because he knew he
was a big card over here and had to be guaranteed before he would even con-
sderc coming to America and a big guarantee, too
while tho men have not agreed on how the pur of $4,000 will be split, it
is d pretty good guess that it will be OF terms of about 6 and ~ or b" una %
per cent. with Hackenschmtdt having all his expenses paid in this country
and also his transportation
Hack viii make a pretty good thing of his trip ver here. is he will set
CLOSE / o $1,000 from his match with Gotch. no matter wins, n he WI
receive another $4,000 for a series of six exhibitions in the East, which VIII
make St00 in all for a few weeks work. This is certainly going IN
tween onh and IIackenschmidt is to be Graeco-Roman, but this is a mis-
take. for it will be straight catch-as-catch-can style, with only the sransle
hold barred.
IT, is expected that Hackenschmidt will arrive in New York about March
20, and the match will take place the first week In April
Eackenschpidt has been training for some time, n Will d o mi hsht
porx vbon he arrives Gotch expects % finish his training at his farm in
Humboldt, Iowa, and it is likely that Fred Been Will b re one of The men 10
help him prepare for the contest. In addition Gdch Will have n or w DIG
men-bigger than Eackenschmidt-for the purpose of rougmng 1t with NM
so that he will not notice the difference when h meets Hackenschndt rs
he would if he worked only with a lighter man, like Been-
There seems to be nc reason to doubt that Gotch IS gong IN % WIN anu
while therea are not many in this section of the country who believe lat he
eau turf the trick, he will not lack for welwishers. All VIII wish am
luck, whether they believe he has more than n outside chance OF nr