Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
FRANK GOTCH SAYS HE WILL
NEVER AGAIN APPEAR ON MAT
Worlds Greatest Grappler Proposes to
Spend Rest Of His Life on Farm
Has Remarkable Record.
peeial Correspondence of The star.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, August =. 1910
Frank Gotch, the champion of all the
world in the wrestling line, has wrestled
his last championship match. That Is
the announcement that comes from the
champion, who Is at his home in Hum
boldt. Iowa. Mr.. Gotch sends the follow
ing to the writer from his home:
HUMBOLDT, Iowa. August 30. 1910.
T. 8. Andrews, care Evening Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, Wis. Friend Andrews: Your
letter received End glad to hear rom
you since the Reno meeting. There will
be nothing doing for me in the wrestling
game any more. l am a professional
farmer now and I am going to stick to
that the rest of my life. Give my re-
CARDS to the boys. and with best wishes
to yourself, am as ever, truly yours.
IF. A. GOTCH."
The above news will be received with
regret by the followers of the wrestling
game, for Gotch has been their idol the
past few years. He has proven himself
the greatest champion since the days OF
Jack CarkeelS, when the latter was at
his best. Gotch has had 33l matches
since he started in the game In 1888, NOT
counting many minor affairs, and of this
number he lost seven. Ave OF them being
handicap matches. in which he failed 10
throw his man as many times as bar
gained for Gotch practically became
champion In 1905 when he defeated Tom
Jenkins, who was then considered the
best In the country. He met all the stars
in the country and defeated them all. His
greatest match was with George Hacken-
schmidt, the Russian Lion. whom he won
from In Chicago in 1908. This match was
arranged by w w. Wittig, the Milwau-
kee' and Minneapolis theatrical man. and
was the sensation of the age in wrestling
circles. Gotch won without fall. as
Hackenschmidt gave UP after two hours
and eight minutes Of work on the mat
without any sign OF a fall. Gotch went to
England afterward. and tried to get an
other match with HackenSchfmdt, but
after much dickering 1t fell through. They
were to haye met in Australia. but this.
too. fell through. Gotch then defeated
DR.. b. F. Roller and his last big match
was with Zybszko. whom the promoters
brought from Europe to beat the cham
pion. Gotch beat him so easily that the
giant Pole returned to Europe without
bothertng about return match. Or late
George Hackenschmidt had expressed
himself as willing to meet Gotch again
for the title. but the above letter from
the champion indicates that all chance of
Hack" getting return match Is gone.
Frank has been good clean wrestler
and he has plenty OF money to enjoy life
with, besides being large land owner
In Iowa, where he says he will remain
and be a champion farmer.
Gotch's complete record at this time will
be interesting. 1t is as follows:
40 FRANK GorCH.
Champion wrestler Of the world
Born in Humboldt. Iowa. April q. 1873.
Height. 5 II. Ilta IN. weight 2l0 lbs.
1892 CITY
Aprii MARSHALL Green. Nv Humboldt Ia
June 16-Dan Mcleod. .......L Luverne Ia.
Dec. 1S-Farmer Burns. l. Fit. Dodge. Ia.
1900.
Jan. a-Idnn RUBY. Fl. Dodge. Ia.
Feb. Jim Galliton. NV Omaha
Mar. 2-Bert Schel1er W Sioux City, Ia.
June I6LCharles Moth. wv Humboldt. Ia.
Sept. 11-Duncan MCMILLAN. w Winterset. Ia.
Sept. 26-Lou Bucholz. ......W Forest City. Ia.
1901.
Mar. %. WATSON. .........w Burlington. la.
July White ..:..........W Dawson City
Aug. 26-SwansoD. ......-...W Dawson CITY
Sept. 15-Rfley. w Dawson CITY
Oct. III. III. Mclaughlin w Dawson City
1902.
Jan. 0-Niller. Sioux CITY. Ia.
Feb. 2-M0rad All. ....-....W Davenport. la.
Mar. 22-Frank Coleman. wv Omaha
Dec. 26-Chris Pearson. .....W Tacoma
1908.
Jan. I0-Carl Pons. INV Seattle
Feb. 22-Tom Jenkins. ......L Cleveland
july 26-Aldrich w Dies Moines
Sept. Al. Anderson. .......W Bellingham
Sept. 20--Kiank w Beliingham
Sept. 20-COieman. wv Bellingham
Oct. 6-Farmer- Burns. Nv Bellingham
Dec. 11-Farmer Burns. Nv Whatcom
Dec. l4-Chief Two Feathers. w Vancouver