The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-12
RUSSIAN LION
WITH CURLEY|
Well-KnOwn Chicago Promoter
Becomes the Manager of
George Hackenschmidt.
WILL TOUR COUNTRY
WITH GIANT WRESTLER
Billy Brady Was the Pioneer
Importer of the Foreign
Athletic Stars.

CHICAGO, Dec. n,-For the 'r5t lin.
since the catch as ca ch-can wrcstiinv
game became established in this coun-
Try as one OF the great winter indoor
sports, Chicago is represented among the
leading managers Of great foreign attrar.
tons. Jack Curley OF this city Is tha
first 10 break into the spotlight. hayIng
George Hackenschnidt, the '.RusaIsn
lion" under his control.
For many seasons now Cur,ev h,s
watched the foreigner. good bad and in.
different come and 20, ALWAYS cay,Jnr
away goodly sized bundle Of Amarinass Aifias
dollars and seldom leaving anv ot The
earnings here with the home folks ths,
were generous I'm their support, Season
after season Curley plugged along Win
ing TO break into tho big stuff" and ga,
himself 4 foreign star
Takes Russian Lion,
The chance came unexpectedly in Eng
land last summer, when he wss oyer
there with DR.. r. +. Roller, the Seattle
schmidt by chance on the street, an en-.
gnSement for dinner was made and the
lion" himself broached the subject a,
a third American tour. Curey stated
that he was tied Up with DR.. Roller,
then at Charing Cross hospital with two
badly staved-in ribs, but that il he could
get release OF his agreement with
Boiler he would be glad 10 take on
i1aCk lot inc proposed tour.
The upshot OF Il was that terms wers
arranged quickly after Roller had told
CuTley he would not stand in his yav
OIL making money with the Zion" So tls
agreement was reached that Curley and
Roller were to part company November
10 in Chicago. Curley's CONTRACT win
Hachenschmidt then being in force.
Brady Is Pioneer.
Billy Brady. perhaps, was The pioneer
AMERICAN manager 10 secure a ercat
foreign card. He had the original Yous-
9nt, who was drowned in great ocean
Erady was then. as he is nov, q New
Yorker. Jack Herman OF Buffalo brought.
over Zbysco, the Pole; Tom O'Rourhe.
New York; got 0'Connolly. the Galway
German Oak, and others. but Chicago
always was left out OF tho calculations
until CurleY grabbed off Jackenschmidi
Jack was bound 10 land for he vas
ferent times mixed mp with every promi-
nent athlete in America, and even with
the foreign stars for he helped Pier out
for time on the road with MahmouI.
Curley's Record.
Curley's first venture in the managerial
line was With Charley Olson. the Indian
and ran a big Tournament at Tampa,
Fla. Dr. Roller came next. and tlen
Curley was one OF tic big men with
the Jeffries -Gotch combination. toured
with Gotch for time and then stumbled
onto Hackcnschnidt.
The remarkable part OF this whole
thing Is that Curley and his principals al
ways parted good friends and there mas
no scandal or unpleasant incidents con
nected with any or his alliances. And.
perhaps this may be accounted for by
The fact that Jack usually made 10.
of money for his wrcstlers and fighters.
which, after all. Is the main thing.
Curley and Roller parted company tbs
best OF friends aud Roller is now map
ping out his own route. So it NAV be
seen that II Hackenschmidt were TO rs
barred from meeting wrestlers vita
whom Curley he'd hsd anything TO do
in the past he would fluid but few first
class opponents on this side Of the
water
Jf your want be situation, make
it known by the insertion of want
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