The Detroit times., 1911-09-01
IGOTCH ARRIVES IN
J CHICAGO; FINDS
ODDS 5 TO 8
Nages Of All Sorts Being Re-
{ corded On Result Of the Bout
and It's Many
Phases.
Among Gotch's Retinue Is a Bank
Cashier From His Home Town,
To Look After the Coin.

CHICAGO, Sept. $50 great was
the crowd IN the Northwestern
depot here today when Frank
0otch, worlds champion wrest-
Ter, arrived, that the champion
lcaped from the train In the yards
and Aducked," sending his wife,
manager and trainers ahead
through the crowd, while he made
his way In secret 20 the Hotel
Morrison, which. he entered
through an alley door.
Gotch's manager. Emil klank,
&C once received $1,000 IN money,
the last Installment Of the $2t,-
900 purse that 10 said 20 paid
cotch win, lose or draw.
Jack curiey, Observation-Disclosures
manager and secretary OF the EN-
pIre Athletic club, which u pull
ING OF the bout, today offered
Gotch, through klank, SOS, 900
sfcr his half Of the moving picture
rights.
CHICAGO, Sept. Frank Gotch,
worlds champion wrestler, reached
Chicago with his retinue this morn
boldt, Iowa The worlds champion
travelled In a private Car, and was ac-
companied by his wife and her par
ents: Manager Klank: w. w. Stems,
bank cashier, who is to look after the
final $1,000 OF the $4,000 purse paid
to Gotch; Farmer Burns, Reimer,
Rogers. Asbell. Hassan and Referee
) Ed. Smith.
During the waking hours on the
trip TO Chicago, Gotch and Smith went
carefully over the rules which Smith
has improyised for the Hackenschmidt
match, Labor day, and placed his
stamp OF approval on them, after
few minor changes had been made at
his suggestion.
Gotch's manager refused to make
public the champions abode In this
city to any save newspapermen, and
pledged them to secrecy. He wanted
Gotch to have perfect quiet and free
dom from intrusion during the final
days OF his training here.
Gotch HustIes His Help
Gotch did his last hard days work
IN Humboldt yesterday. He put In a
light morning run and handball and
In the afternoon wrestled an hour and
half at top speed without a let-up,
putting all his partners through their
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In Chicago, Gotch planned to do
some mat work today and tomorrow
at the Chicago Athletic association,
tapering on with some road work
through the parks of the city. Sunday
he will do just enough indoor work
to keep himself I'm condition.
Hackenschmidt has let up on hard
work--he has done little since he has
been In America-and Is dawdling
around HIS headquarters on the lake
shore, taking a slight conditioning
run and swim each day and doing Just
a little work In the gym TO keep him
self trim. He declares he IL In the
best physical condition he was ever
IN IN his life.
Odds To On Gotch.
The Russian Lion Is absolutely
confident that he will be the victor In
the Gotch match. Despite his great
confidence, In Jim O'Leary's stock
yards book, bets are being recorded &C
10 to Z and even to 3 that Gotch will
be the winner. A number Of unique
bets are being made on the length or
u
among the Gotch following being that
unless there is a fall In the first 10
minutes, there will be none for an
hour and half. They believe Gotch
will make q desperate effort to gain
the first fall by trick the minute
they 60 onto the mat and that unless
he succeeds. he will pit his strength
and endurance against the Russian.
The management Of the Empire
Athletic club announced today that II
would probably make Labor day a
wrestling carnival. Efforts are being
made to secure sufficient good wrest-
1ers to start the program at IL O'Clock
in the morning. the main event, the
Gotch- Hack. bout. to begin at 3.
Gotch's trainers will be pitted against
Hacks trainers II the plan goes
through. Americas would meet Joe
Rogers, while Prof" Koch would
meet Jesse Westergaard.
Assistant Police Chief Schuettler
announced today that he would have
l25 policemen In the park. several be-
ing stationed at the ringside TO see
that the match Is carried out as per
rules. schuettler announced that the
police were instructed to see that
there was no biting. gouging, no
mnching with elbows OF fists, or any
other rough work, such as Gotch Is
said to have used In bis last match
with Hack here in Chicago.
Police VIII Judge Science.
"The public II Interested" the or
ders reads, "In a scientific display OF
strength and agility of the two ex.
ponents OF the wrestling art, and the
police will see that the public gets
what Il pays for"
Whether the advance bouts are ar
! ranged or not. the gates OF the White
Sox park win be opened AZ III O'Clock,
so that the immense crowds expected
may Be taken care Of properly. The
advance sale OF seats indicates that
81. 900 to $4,000 persons viii enter the
park. Manager Curley announced to-
day that although many seats had
heen sold. there were ST. on hand a
large number Of reserved seats. and
hat every effort was being made to
kceD them out OF the hands OF specu-
iators. He expected no trouble IN
fi1lnr Ell orders for seats, and 20 have
4 snficlent number jeff Tor al who
applied Cor them At the gate.