Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
GOTCH DOES NOT
FEAR FOR TITLE
Has Been Training Faithfully for
His Wrestling Bout May
80 with Pole
CHAMPIONSHIP is INVOLVED
StaniSIaus ZbySzsko Is Most For
midable Opponent He
Has Met in Years
CHAMPIONSHIP is INVOLVED

CHICAGO. May 14.-There Is con-
wrestling circles over the title
wrestling match, scheduled to be held
here on May. 90, between Frank Gotef,
holder of the worlds wrestling cham
pionshlp, and Stanislaus Zbyszsko, the
Polish aspirant This is the match
that a number of wrestling promoters
have tried to land ever since the
Polander made such a good showing
against the champion in recent
match. The champion failed to throw
him in a handicap bout.
When Gotch left' this city four
months ago for Minneapolis he did not
explain his secret mission. 1t was
only recently learned why he was so
desrous of getting away. He went
there simply to steal a march on the
Pole, it is said, as he anticipated that
championship match would be ar
ranged before the foreigner went back
to his native land. Since Gotch has
been away he has been training faith
fully, it is reported, as he fully realized
that when he meets Zbyszsko he VIII
face a strong opponent.
While Gotch has been doing a lot
of preliminary training away from this
city, he has quite a bit scheduled to
be done when he arrives here. Ac-
cording to his schedule Gotch will ar
rive about May 15 He will go into
training at the Chicago A. A. gym
nasium, where he trained for his earlier
matches. In order to get good results
he will work with some heavy and
fast man. Frank Erler. who weighs
240 pounds, and Fred Bell will help him
to get into mat trim. A number of
other men will also work out with the
champion.
Wrestling sharps in this section of
the country are of the opinion that
there is going to be something doing
when Gotch and Zbyszsko get together
on the mat. From time to time there
have been reports to the effect that
Gotch is afraid to meet the Polander.
Friends of the champion in this city
have received word from him stating
that he is we'll pleased with the way
he is rounding into form. He has sent
advance information, which states that
| the champion believes Zbyszsko will
| give him little trouble.
The last time Gotch met Zbyssko
the titleholder was taken off his guard,
it was said at the time. Gotch did
not train for the bout the report had
it, and the Polish wrestler threw a
| scare into his camp. This time Gotch
says he will be in fit shape, and means
to establish for all and good that the
foreigner Is not the man to lift the
! title embamatic of the worlds
wrestling championship.
There is little doubt that the bout
win be held. zbyszsko is only too
anxious to get a chance to meet Gotch,
] = to, will fuSS
over the end of the purse he is to re-
ceive. Gotch's manager Emil Klank,
is in this city at present and declares
that Gotch is to get 60 per cent OF the
proceeds, win, lose or draw.
1t has not been stated just when the
challenger will arrive here. At present
ZbysZsko is touring the eastern coast,
taking on a number of second-raters'
1t is thought that he will put in an
appearance right after Gotch gets here
Fans here are wondering whether
Zbyszsko will wrestle DR.. Roller, the
Seattle physician, as has been
scheduled. Several Buffalo promoters
are anxious to get these two men into
action in that city on May 1t, ana
have offered them large purse. Au-
thentic reports from Buffalo, however
state that the Pole will be in line 70
wrestle Roller. Gotch is the man he
is after, Zbyszsko says, put ne VIII
| take a chance in meeting a good man
like Roller only a few weeks before the
championship contest.
Last winter Zbyszsko and Dr. Rol-
Ter met in a bout, and 1t ended after
the police interfered. the men having
wrestled over two hours. Before Dr.
Roller left the city for Minneapolis. to
! ioin Gotch, he said that he was not
overanxious to meet Zbyszsko, as tie
purse offered him did not come up to
| his expectatiOnS.