El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-03

I'D Packey Mcfarland, the Chicago
lightweight and challenger for the I'll
tie; Matty Baldwin, the eastern hgH-
weight, and has about closed negotia-
tions with Jimmy Clabby, the claimant
of the weIterweight championship. and
Ray Bronson, the Indianapolis light
weight.
Representing Mcintosh, had a con-
ference with Mcfarland, Bronson and
Clabby here last evening. e Packey. at
ter considering terms. etc, accepted
the proposition and signed a contract.
which calls for four bouts in Austria
liza with a big guarantee. three matches
in England, one OF which will in all
probability be with Freddy Welsh for
the championship of Great Britain Nc
IntOsh Will also try to get WOlgast ever
20 England or Australia to meet Nc
Farland Packey will do some vaude-
Vile work while abroad. and make a
complete tour of the world. He will
sail from Vancouver, b c.. September
9, and stop at Honolulu, Suva and one
other island, where they will give exhi-
billions.
Bronson. after considering terms.
, wanted II hours to think IL over, but
later he accepted new terms. which
must be ratified by Mcintosh. Clabby
has also accepted conditional terms.
Frank Gotch, the champion Of all the
world in the wrestling line, has wres-
tied his last championship match. That
is the announcement that comes from
the champion. who is at his home in
Humboldt, Ia Mr.. GOtch sends the fol-
lowing to. the writer from his home:
Friend andrews: Your letter re-
ceived and glad to hear from you since
the Reno meeting. There Will be moth
ing doing for me in the wrestling game
any more I am a professional farmer
now and am going TO stick to that the
rest Of my life. Give my regards to the
boys, and with best wishes to yourself
I am as ever, yours truly,
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 proved himself
the greatest champion since the days.of
Jack Carkeek, when the latter was at
+, his best. Gotch has had 331 matches
since he started in the game in 1899,
not counting many minor affairs. and
/ of this number he lost seven. five Of
them being handicap matches, in which
he failed to throw his man as many
times as bargained for Gotch practf-
caIly became champion in 1906 when he
defeated Tom Jenkins, who was then
considered the best in the country. He
met all the stars in the country and de-
/ feated them all.
/ His greatest match was with George
( HackenSchmidt, the Russian Lion,
/ whom he won from in Chicago in 1908.
! This match was arranged by w w
/ Wittig, the Milwaukee and Minneapo-
/ lis theatrical man, and was the sensa-
7 ton of the age in wrestling circles
+ GOtch won without a fall. as Racken-
schmidt gave up after two hours and
7 eight minutes of work on the mat with
/ cut any sign of a fall GOtch went TO
! England afterwards. and tried TO get
another match with Hackenschmidt, but
after much dickering it fell through.
/ They were to have met in Australia, but
! this, too. fell through.
! GOtch then defeated DR.. B. F. Roller
and his last big match was with Zybsz-
/ kO, whom the promoters brought from
1 Europe to beat the champion GOtch
/ beat him so easily that the giant Pole
: returned to Europe without bothering
about return match.
OF late George Hackenschmidt has
! expressed himself as willing to meet
/ Gotch again for the title. but the above
| letter from the, champion indicates that
1 all chance OF Hack" getting a chance
| again is gone. Frank has been a good
/ clean wrestler and he has plenty OF
money to enjoy life with, besides be-
/ ing a large land owner in Iowa. where
/ he says he will remain and be a cham
! pion farmer.
GOtch was born in Humboldt, Ia,
April q. 1878. In height he is IT.,
IL inches, weight 30 pounds.