The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-04
RUSSIAN LION SURRENpERS THE
WORLDS WRESTLING CHAM
PiONSHlP TO AMERICAN.
BOTH TUCCED IN VAIN
For Over Two Hours Then Foreigner
Gave Up-Enthusiastic Crowd
Had to Be Controlled by
CHICAGO Police.

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schmidt auit in his match with Frank
Gotch for the catch as-catch car
wrestling championship of the world
tonight. giving the title to the Iowa
man by default.
Seldom has sporting event o'
similar character aroused so mccf
interest in Chicago and the surround
In this and other states as did the biz
wrestling match between George
Hackensehmidt and Frank Gotch.
All day visitors were arriving from
outside points,
More than a score came from
Gotch's home town, humboldt, Iowa,
Almost 200 came from Kansas City
and big delegation from Milwaukee
while st. Paul, Minneapolis, indianap
oils. Detroit, st. Louis, Cincinnati and
scores of small towns We're reported
Added to these were thousands OF
Chicagoaus. Half an hour before the
doors onened there was a great thfone
of people before the entrance OF the
big building. BY the time the iiFst
preliminary was begun the big build
ing with capacity of 1000 was
nearly half full and the crowd out
side gave no indication of diminishing
A band of fifty pieces played popu
Lar songs and marches and kept the
waiting thousands in good humor'
The first preliminary was scheduled
for $50.
Tommy Rooney and Young Jen
kins we're the contestants, the weight
heing 1lS pounds. Rooney won
time S:45 -,
In the second preliminary, l3'
hounds, Young Billity downed Ernes'
Limberg; 1882.
In the las pound class Ted Tonne
man lost to Dick Torrenson; 12:4l,
Americas. the Bailtomnre wrestler
won from Harry Laudenbaek of Chi
cago; 1853.
William Demetral, won a hard bou'
over Mort Henderson in $40.
In the semi wind-up, Emil Stege
mueller. Hackenschmidt's wrestling
PARTNER, agreed to throw Henry ort
| mann. of Minneapolis, in ten min
utes.
ortman took the offensive Hf
slammed the burly German to the ma
and for seven minutes gave Siege
mueller no chance to get hold.
The last three minutes Ortmanl
was on the defense, but managed tt
wricgle out of all holds and easily
STAYED the limit.
Hackenschmidt entered the ring al
1914 and Gotch three minutes later
Time was called at 1928.
First Bout-Hack crouched anc
they spared, with Gotch circllni
around This jockeying continued
three minutes. then Hack clinche'
hut they broke again. Gotch seeme'
nervous. bu tthe big champion wa
cool.
| After ten minutes tugging, Cote
started roughing it and Hack KEEP
his temper with difficulty.
Hack finally tried for a body griE
but could not reach Gotch. The Rus
sian complained to the referee aoou
cotch butting. He missed leg hol
| next Half an hour of hauling an
sparring failed to satisfy the GROVE
Fifty minutes after the bout starte
/ Hack SLAPPED Gotch to the mat, Tn
latter bounded to his feet and TN
mlling and tuggiug continued. a
old cut under Hacks eye was opene
and bled profusely.
Beth missed leg and body hoid'
4 cotch taking the offensive for tn
first time.
One hour after the start nothln
approaching a hold had been game
by either man.
/. Fifteen minutes more of tiresom
work followed. Then Hack suddenl
; attacked with fury. but Gotch wri'
e,ed away and shoulder to shou'df
, the tactics began again.
Gotch's defense puzzled Hack con
pletely. After an hour and thre
nuarters of fruitless attempts to get
hold. he Strengthened mp and looked
, his opponent with disgust written
' every feature
Come on and wrestle.' said GotcI
, The crowd cheered the American q
. 12.15 Hack asked the referee to call
+ a draw. hut Smith told them II CO
). tinue. They wrestied all overf u
ring then went down. Gotch on TO
V Hack slipped from toe hold.
n Hack kept his feet we'll away fro
+ Gotchs fingers Hack struggled fr'
G but Gotch caught him for a flying IL
4 which he could not hold.
J. After more than two hours unaVa
4 ing tugging and desperate scramblil
4 tho Russian said to Gotch: TIL gi'
). Won the match
, Referee Smith at once declar'
/. Gotch the winner
n The end came so unexpectedly tn
i the crowd of 5000 which witness