The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-29
HEAGREN At TER /
BIC CONTEST.
Offers Thirty Thousand Dollars
for GOtch-H -Hackensclmidt
Match for Saltair.
CHAMPIONS MAY MEET
HERE ON LABOR DAY
Both Sides Are Expected to Ac-
cept Purse to Decide
Title Here.

Harry W. ilcagrcD. the Sclt Lake
wrestling promoter, last night wired to
Jack Curlcy. manager OF George Hack
enschmidt, the Russian lion. an offer oe
purse OF 100000 for match between
Hackcnschmidt and Frank Gotch for the
words championship, 10 be held at Salt
air beach next Labor day.
The offer exceeds by $4,000 the largest
purse which has been offered for the
match between these two wrestling
giants. and Nh. Iieasrcn said last night
that ilc was confident that Salt Lake
would secure the big match. Cur'ey
wired Gotch yesterday repeating his
challenge for match With Hhclsen-
schmidt and Emil klank. manager OF
| Frank Gotcb wired his reply after COR
! fcrrins with Mr. Eeagrcn and the man
agement OF the Saltair resort III his
| reply Klank stated the oTe: that had
! been made by IieaSrcn and said that
| IT was acceptable TO Gotch and If IL
were agreeable To Curlcy and Hackcn-
| schmidt arrangements could be made iu-
medlately for the match at Sailaii' beach.
| The decision to offer this purse, which
! is the largest ever offered for wres,-
| ling contest was reached Yesterday at
a conference between Joseph Nelson.
president OF the Seltair Beach company;
j. E. Langford. general manager OF the
resort: and Harry w. Heagren, the Salt
Lake wrestling promoter. Mr. Heasren
had pre- cyiously conferred with Frank
Goich and Emil IJanil and had bad some
| correspondence with Jack CurleS- He told
! the Saltair people that he Was satisfied
that u purse OF $3O.O00 would bring the
big match to Salt Lake After consider
company authorized Mr.. Heagren TO
make the bid
Offer Looks Good.
When Mr.. Heagren notified Gotch and
| Klank both expressed their pleasure at
sne PToPec TGeG 81 naEnS the Pg aIfn r aak IN
enschmidt and Curley were in earnest
about wanting 10 wreste Gotch they
would have TO accept this Offer. \ reply
pectcd today. Mr. Heagren said that he
was sure that 1t would be favorable.
Frank fiotch left. last night after, his
appearance IN Ogden for Pocatello, where
he will wrestle tonight in an exhibition
From Pocatello he goes TO Twin Falls
TO visit friends for a few days He WIN VIII
ley and Hackenschmdt accept Heagrcns S
offer Gotch Will arrange some of the De-
tails for the match next SATURDAY Hc
goes TO Los Angeles next week for
match, after which he will return TO the
east II possible Gotch and Haclien,
schmdt vii! meet in New YORK lo,,r,,i, next
match. H. in the meantime. both h0vc
accepted the. purse offered for the meet,
ing at Saltair. the articles TO &c signed
test is to take place Mt Saltair and a
division of the purse Will be agreed upon
Gotch and Hackenschnlidt are regard
ed all over the world not only as the
TWO greatest wrestlers IN the world tod1y.
but as the two greatest wrestle;s the
world has ever known. Since becoming
champions neither mas ever been thrown.
| Gotch has toured Europe and America
and has met the best wresuers OF every
country in the world and has never been
| thrown by any of them since he became
a champion. Hackenschmidt has wres-
lied on every continent without defeat;
Hc has been decorated by. the crowned
heads OF all the world powers.
Meet in Great Contest.
taI
wrestling champion Of the world pn'il he
met Gotch. Ciotch had previously won
the championship OF America, but was
Schmidt The two me, on April 8, 1905.
| In Chicago. Both were evenly matched
and neither appeared to have an advan-
tage. Hackenschmidt, who had prevl-
ously won his matches easily. was unable,
TO account for the American boys skill
and strength. After wrestling two hours
and three minutes Hackenschrdt gave
up and the match was awarded TO
Gotch. Hackenschnidt returned 70 Rus
sin and a little later made world tour.
ton. He has just recently returned 10
America where he has thus far made
easy work OF all opponents. BY his re
peated challenges he has forced Gotch
to come out OF retirement and Gotch's
present tour is q sort of training trip
preliminary TO match with Hacken-
schmidt.
1t is pointed out by the promoters of
the match between these two champions
for Salt Luke that the contest would
bring spectators to Salt Lake from ev-
cry part or the country and would be OF
| Immense advertising value TO Salt Lake
If Salt Lake gets the match II VIII be
held IN the hippoGromc at Saltair beach.
which Will be completely remodeled and
made large enough to seat more than
ten thousand persons AS the Gotch-
Leon match had more than $1,000 house
in Salt Lake Monday the promoters or
the Gotch- -Hackenschmidt match believe
that they are justified In Offering Il
$780, 900 purse for the championship
contest.
The everlasting girl question IS easily
and entirely solved bY the insertion of