The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-03

dron1e, as there We're no men in his Ci
bout. He went back home again, but
farmer when nome. but a cute one whe
a~ffcirs, appeared, and it was then an
away from each other, and keep wa
until the American public would dema
tonight will consummate the long dfa
Has GOfch's Chances
The all-important question agitating
the followers of the game is Has
Franck a chance with the Lion?" TAX
ing everything into consideration and
admitting everything that the followers
of Gotch say to be true. he has one
chance. If Hack sprains his back,
breaks a leg or swoons from excite
ment the answer is yes. If nothing
like this happens the answer is no.
OF course you ave a right to ask why.
The answer is as simple as the state
d 1ent. Frank Gotch isn't. or was he
ever, in the same class as the man
from across the ocean. The one man
who stands out in the wrestling world
and has held his place is this same
man Hackenschmidt. He has
lowered himself to stall the public in
any of his matches. His one object
has been to retain his title of worlds
hampton. and through this to get all
the money in sight, and he has sue
ceeded up until now.
Compare The Men.
AS you are reading of this match just
stop and place the two men before
your mental eye and what is the re-
suit? Hackenschmidt, the strongest
man of his day, when it comes to holds
and grips, is also the fastest exponent
of the wrestling tricks, and has proven
his right to the title he claims. IN
weight he has fourteen pounds the best
of Gotch, weighing in at 30, while the
best the big American can do is 1876.
In every measurement from head to
foot the Lion is the better man. Does
he know the game as we'll as Gotch?
Yes, and better than Gotch.
Go Slow in Betting.
Now if you study this match up it
would seem that it woul be easy going
out and picking up a roll by backing
Hackenschmidt. If Gotch is going to
lose and you knew that he was. why
YOU coul go out around the -Four
Corners" tonight and pick enough
change 10 provide you with sufficient
lucre to spend this summer at Atlantic
City. But here is where you will have
" Dt CAREFUL lIIGiG has OFCu d SlOfy
sent out that Hack is not in good
health. What do you think of that? II
he is sickly or has gone stale and is
anxious to hold to this title and get
the winners share why in the name of
dutch Billy" does he go on with the
match? Why don't he have it put off
until a later date? This night of our
Lords is not the only one in sight, and
a week or two weeks would not add
any discomfort to the men or their
hackers. 1t doesn't look good to me
that such stories are being sent out.
This Is an Old Trick.
There are tricks in every trade, and
the wrestling trade is checked a block
with them. You can do more things
IN this line of sport than any other you
know of and get away with them at
that for the game is full of possibilities
to fool the public. Years ago, when
pugdom was alive the hackers of fight
ers had a trick. They would take their
man before sending him into the ring
and stick a piece of sticking plaster
over a certain part of the head or face.
If the other fellow was not up to the
trick, why he started in to make a
target for the sticking plaster. This
gave the trickster a foreknowledse
where his opponent was going to punch
for. and the rest was easy. This MAJ
be the same thing with this "sicknews'
story. IT may be done to influence the
betting against Hack. Don't think for
a moment that Hack is going to try
and leave any money in sight behind
him here. If the Chicago sports fail for
the sick story. and it is not true. Hack
will have his agents going around with
yyads of money looking for big odds,
and then there will be a general clean
up.
II Hack Is -
What is the use Of saying that II
Hack is we'll he will win from the
American. No more need of 1t tina
saving that the Prudential building Is
located on Broad and Bank streets.
Z Hack has taken men that Gotch could
not handle and made them look IKE
members of the wrestlers' primary
class. He has a better insight OF the
pame and the friends of Gotch nave
only one thing to hang hope TO. ana
Won will hear them say, "Oh, II Gotten
sets that toe-hold it will be all OF,
Yes. and they might add that II Gotten
wins Hackenschnlidt win lose. | want
TO see the American win, He Is a clever
chap, and is clean cut.