The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17


ling game. His name is George Dinnie.
the crack wrestler Of Sheffield. Gotch
recently wrestled him before ID crowded
house. throwing him the first time in
one minute and fifty seconds. and the
second time in fifty seconds. Dinnie
stayed with Hackenschmidt ten min
utes. and zbyxco for sixteen minutes
Here is what Dinnie has 10 say about
the American champ in an English pa
per:
Most Wonderful of All.
"Gotch" he exclaimed. is the most
wonderful OF aH the great wresters 1
have met. Tfackenschmidt altogether
takes back seat.
"Cotch worked with his brain as well
as with his body. in d way Hacken-
schmidt never did and never could do"
said Dinnie. He is strong. and moves
like lightning. A man stands no chance
against him. He is a master of ring
craft. ] have never met or read Of
man like him. There is not an ounce
Of science in the ring that he does not
know about. He uses pure brainy
science In every movement there is
something in the background
The people who were shouting,
says Dinnie did not know what they
were yelling for.
He wresties fair. and in a legitimate
way. II is a new style and we know
nothing about it here. Yet there is
nothing about wrestling he don't know.
and he always keeps within the rules
"Gotch is a straight, gentIemaniy
fellow. and [ don't think ne would do
anything outside the rules
IF he were beaten he would accept
his defeat like a BritisheT He would
not shake hands and then go away and
say things about his opponent If all
Hackenschmidt now says is true. why
did he shake hands with GOtch in a
friendly way after the contest? Why
did ne not leave TIVE ring Disguised?
Gotch is not only "a straight man. but
he is a gentleman.
But when he goes in the ring"
added Dinnie. he means to win. and
he follows you like lion I have never
experienced anything like the bouts I
had at the Sheffield Empire with him.
There is something about every
touch he gives you.
A Wonderful Brain.
He wears you down. His brain
works with a wonderful rapidity.
Hackenschmidt takes a long time To
away. The people then say. oh
Hack" might have had him that time
if he liked But really he could not.
y could last another eight minutes
with Hack any time. When ] WrestIed
him ] had only been four days out of
bed.
The Americans thoughts are like
lightning He follows things up. one
after another with extraordinary ra-
pidty- IF your brain does not work
nearly as quickly you are done for.
This is. apart from the fact that he is
well-trained man of colossal
strength.
stand his style of muscular develop
ments. His muscles are not contract
ed in certain parts; he is full Of
muscle"
Toe Hold Quite Fair.
Dinnie said ne had no objection to
the toe hold. It was a terrible thing.
but was not what the name suggested.
The whole foot was seized, and not
just the toe.
He could express nothing but adj
miration of the Americans wonderful
knowledge Of catch-as-Catch-c wrest-
ling. and Gotch used the toe hold be-
cause ne knew that it was within the
rules and that he could win By it.
Gotch went in the ring to win.
The people at the Empire" he con-
inued. saw 7 was on the ropes during
the first few seconds. 1t was just bit
Of ring craft on his part. He made ne
lose my balance in a second He was
on me like lion and carried me TO the
middle of the ring. I was hurting him
very much when I was struggling al
though he was smiling at the tiuc.
Gotch has been boxer. and he first
learned ring craft from using the
gloves.
Now it bubbles out Of him
Hack" Handicapped.
"Hackenschmidt is seriously haudi-
capped in this respect. He is a very
strong man and can wTestle. as We
have had wrestling presented to US. He
came along and no one could beat him.
The Russian became our ideal. We
have made a tin god Of him and we
cannot understand his being defeated
But against his strength the American
uses this ring craft and his brain This
cyclone style is new to Hack and he
viii not pick it UP. Hack was two
stones heavier than Gotch when thev
met. But the American wore him
down until their strength was equal
and then he vigorously attacked. You
can even see II on the film. Hack is
not brave wrestler and he cannot ac-
cept defeat The Russian could not
reasonably complain Of the toe hold. it
was within the rules
The Russian is a crafty wrestler.
but the American is full of brain. 1
nave never known a more speedy 1r
persevering wrestler. He reminds me
of Jack Carkeek. the father Of modern
wrestling
Gotch Not Vicious.
is Gotch vicious wrestler
il
one may get Of the man from his stvle
have wrestled him and ought To
know more about IL than the people
shouting in the gods He is not q
vicious wrestler. You could not yet
him vexed. He is not such cruel
wrestler a. Aladrali- You know his
styles and you must know that ~
means business.
I slapped him on the shoulder after
The match hacaLLsa ! In n. 49, -