Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-10
ENGLISHNAN PRAISES COTCR
George Dinnie Says He is Most Won
derful of Wrestlers.
OUGHT TO KNOW, AS HE MET HIN
BritOn says American Puts Hack in
the Shade-Uses His Brain
as Well a. His
Drawn.

Frank Gotch has impressed his prowess
on at least one man over in England, dom
cherknow. That is the only man he has
yet persuaded to meet him in tina land of
loud smiles-George Dinnie, the crack
wrestler of Sheffield. Gotch recently
wrestled Dinnie before a house jammed
to its capacity, throwing him first in one
minute and fafty seconds, second in fifty
seconds, making the two falls in less than
three minutes. Dinnie once stayed with
Hackenschmidt for ten minutes and zbysco
for sixteen.
Emil Kank. Gotch's a~ctor-partner, has
sent to a friend on The Bee a copy Of the
Sheffield Evening Mail containing an in
teresting interview with Dinnie, showing
that the Englishman regards Gotch as the
greatest of wrestlers and inoomparably SUI
perior to the "Russion Lion" The Briton
even says the toe hold is quite fair"
Most Wonderful or All.
7 Here is the Nails story, quoting Dinnie:
"Gotch," he exclaimed, 'is the most
wonderful Of all the great wrestlers 1 have
met. Hackenschmidt altogether takes a
back seat.
"Gotch worked with his brain as we'll as
as with his body, in a way Hackenschmidt
never did and never could do" said Dim
ME. He is strong, and moves like light
ming. A man stands no chance against
him. He is a master of ring craft. 1
have never met or read Of a 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 Yell
ing for.
He vrestles fair, and In a legitimate
way. 1t is a new style, and we know
nothing about 1t here. Yet there is nothing
about wrestling he don't know, and he all
ways keeps within the rules.
'Gotch is a straight, gentlemanly fellow.
and l don't think he would do anything
outside the rules.
IF he were beaten he would accept his
defeat like a Britisher. He would not
shake hands and then go away and saw
things about his opponent. If all Hack
enchmidt now says is true why did he
shake hands with Gotch in a friendly way
after the contest? Why did he not leave
the ring disguised? Gotch is not only a
straight man, but he is a gentleman.
But when he goes in the ring" added
Dinnie. The means to win, and he follows
you like a lion. / have never experienced
anything like the bouts / had at the Shelf
field Empire with him.
There is something about every touch
he gives you.
A Wonderful Brain.
II wears you down. His brain works
with a wonderful rapidly. Hackenschmidt
takes a long time to think and then those
opposing him get away. The people then
say, oh! Hack" might have had him that
time IL he liked But really he could not.
81 could last another eight minutes
with Hack anytime. When 1 wrestled
him l had only been four days out OF bed.
1.-THE Americans thoughts are like light
ming. lie follows things up. one after an
other. with extraordinary rapidly. II
your brain does not work nearly as quickly
you are done for. This is. apart from the
fact that he is a we'll trained man OF CO.
lossal strength"
Dinnie went on: I'VE do not understand
his style OF muscular developments. His
muscles are not contracted in certain parts;
he is full Of muscle"
Toe Hold cutie Fair.
Dinnie said he had no objection to the
toe hold. 1t was a terrible thing, but was
not what the name suggested. The Who'll
foot was seized and not Just the toe.
He could express nothing but admiration
OF the Americans wonderful knowledge OF
catoh-as'catch-ean wrestling and Gotch
used the toe hold because he knew that II
was within the rules and that he could
win by it. Gotch went in the ring to win.
"fhe people at the Empire he contin.
ued, saw / was on the ropes during the
first few seconds. 1t was just a bit of rims
craft on his part. He made me lose nv
balance in a second. He was on me like
a lion and carried me to the middle OF the
ring. l was hurting him very much wher
l was struggling, although he was smIlins
at the time. Gotch has been a boxer, anC
he first learned ring craft from using tn,
gloves.
Now 1t bubbles out Of him.
Hack Handicapped.
'Hackenschmidt is seriously Handicapped
in this respect. He is a very strong MAJ
and can wrestle. as we have had wres