El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-02


the century''-Frank Gotch VS.. George
Observation-Disclosures the topic on every
tongue in Chicago tonight. The eyes OF
all the sporting world are turned to-
ward the White Sox ball park, where
these two greatest opponents of physt-
cal prowess IN the worlds history Will
battle for supremacy Monday-at
o'clock in the afternoon-and this west
ern metropolis is wrestling mad
It viii be a battle of monsters, the
clash of two veritable man mountain
marvels of speed. strength and endur-
ance; and-a fight to the finish. By
SHUTDOWN Monday, one of two things
will be fact. A champion, raised On
pedestal of glory and lauded as never
before has a champion been lauded,
will have justified the admiration that
has been his or he viii have fallen be-
fore one of even greater prowess,- and
with him the pride Of The American
people.
For the entire country is wrapped
up in the success of Frank Gotch-the
big, brainy, wonderful lowe farmer,
who has fought his way upwards by
persistence and courage. Nor are the
hackers Of the Russian Lion" want
ing which are shown by the odds that
are prevailing tonight just two days
before the big match-even money
and that despite Gotch's victory over
the Russian In 1909.
A New Hackenschmidt.
1t is new Hack" that will step
through the ropes son Labor day. His
months of training in England have
given him added speed, weight.
strength and stamina. and what is
more. he has now fully mastered the.
atch-can game. One of Gotchs
arguments for victory is that the
Russian was brought up in the Graeco-
Roman game. That argument also
works the other way. 1t can be used to.
explain Hacks defeat on the former
occa sion and to show how much differs
ent his new knowledge of the catch-as-
catch-can game will make.
These men have trained for the
match as never before have athletes
trained. Their preparations can almost
be said to have dated from .lIs time
of their last meeting, nearly three
years ago. Gotch claims the title OF
worlds champion by virtue OF his tech
nical triumph over Hackenschmidt,
when. after three hours of wrestling
without a fall, the Russian protested
foul tactics by Gotch and withdrew
when the claim was disalloYed-
Gotch then realized that experience
would improve his rival and there
Both Men Worked Hard
At Gotch's home town. Humboldt.
Iowa, he worked like a trojan. Every.
day he tossed about on the mat with
the foremost wrestlers of the courtry,
among them such. stars as Yusiff Rus
sane. Henry Ordemann. Jess West
ergard, Joe Rogers. Charlie Olsen. Fred
Reel, Farmer Burns, Jim Asbell,
Domke Reimel, with his ever present
manager, Emil Klank, overseeing ev-
erything with his eagle eye. Since the
champion broke up his Iowa camp and
came to his present quarters at the
Chicago Athletic association week
ago. has taken things easier. aiming
toward further mastery of the new
holds he has invented to supplant the
terrible toe hold
Hackenschnidt has worked even
harder than Gotch. When he boarded
the liner for England to start cond1-
tioning. he took with him DR.. B. f.
Roller, the Seattle physician wrestler,
who Is believed to know more ABOUT
Gotch's style than any other man.
While his manager. Jack Gurley, stay
ed behind him in his country to look
after his interests, Hack toiled away
at his villa 'Fairhaven, at Shorenam'
England. Besides Dr. Roller he Work
Adolph Ernest; Johann Kock. another
German mat artist. and Dusty Cole
man. the former English trainer OF atm
letes. When he boarded the Olympic 10
come across the Atlantic, he was ac-
companied not only by all these, BUT
added to his retinue the vetern Tom
Jenkins. At New York, he was joined
by "Americus,' and Charles Cutler en-
tered into Hacks training system when
,,A
gymnasium on the north shore He also
brought along with him special chef
to cook his meals. and ten barrels or
French spring water, not wishing to
take any chances with change OK
diet.
Russian Is Confident.
I waylaid the big Russian in his
north shore establishment tonight, just
as ne was contemplating an early visit
with the sand man. and asked him
whether he was confident.
confident? OF course I am" and
the Russian giant smiled blandly, pat
ting his enormous chest. No no, do
not ask me to set a figure on the time
1T will take me to beat Gotch. 1 am not
a rapid work er, but I should say that
I will win two falls in less time than
was consumed in our first match. No,
/ would not say that am going to win
in straight falls. He might get one; ]
cannot tell. But / will be the ultimate
winner, you may be sure Of that
Il never would have been insistent
for a return meeting but for that con-
fidence. I would have permitted the
public to keep on guessing.
"And another thing you may be GER
tain Of Gotch will never trip me into
a quick fall the way he did Zbysco. I'm
ready for all that sort of work.
Yes, I will admit that perhaps he
is the fastest man, but 1 am far the
stronger and have superior endurance.
I think that tells the story. of how
feel about this match.
"It will be my chief aim to redeem
myself in the eyes of the American
people for all that has gone before
The Russian confidence, of the SIM
pie, plain foreign manner that is all
his own, is contrasted in unique yay
by that of Gotch. Although the cham
pion does not say it will be 'cinch, "
he leaves the impression that that is
his opinion. He talked that way to-
night when I dropped In on him at
the Chicago A. A.. after having my last
look at Hackenschmidt.
Getch Just as Confident.
Remembering the terrible strain of
his long match with Hack in Chicago