The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-03
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CHICAGO, Sept 2.-Trained, they
| declare, to the minute, and ready for
gruelling battle of hours on the
mat, Frank Gotch, worlds heavy
weight wrestling champion, and Geo.
Hackenschmidt, champion of all Eu-
rope, ceased work tonight and rest
ed up for their battle of Labor day,
with the worlds championship as the
| crown for the winner.
| Odds tonight favor. Gotch by five to
three, with barrels of Gotch money in
sight. Hackenschmidt's supporters de-
| clare they expect to receive two to
one for their money, and they are hold
/ ing back for these odds.
Judging from the advance sale of
seats, $4,000 persons will witness Mon
days battle, paying s125,000 for the
privilege. OF this Gotch will receive
s21 900, win, lose or draw. while
| MISUNDERSTANDING will receive percent
age of the remainder. Gotch will re-
ceive fifty per cent of the moving
picture receipts and Hackenschmidt
% per cent. Gotch already has been
offered $4,000 for his rights in the
moving pictures.
/, Hack, whose laxity Of training since
/ he has been in Chicago has aroused
a storm of adverse comment, contin-
ued his loafing today, declaring he
/ had done all his hard work at his
home in Shoreham, England. and that
he was in the best condition he had
been in during his entire career The
Russion lion has developed a crouch
as the day of the fight draws nearer
and even DR.. B. F. Roller, of Seattle,
his trainer, has been unable to handle
4 him.
/ Gotch, on the other hand, is laugh
ingly confident and has worked up to
the last minute. This afternoon the
champion put in his last wrestling be-
fore the match on the mat at the Chi
/ cago Athletic Club, with Joe Rogers
and Jesse Westergaard as his oppon-
ents. After 25 minutes of the hardest
kind of work Gotch was breathing as
easily as when he first appeared in the
4 gymnasium. Rogers was Gotch's first
partner and for fifteen minutes they
were at it nip and tuck, Gotch secur-
ing hold after hold, only to release
them and seek others His work was
i lightning fast and although Rogers
apparently did his best, the 2S5 pound
giant was as a baby in Gotch's hands.
Westergaard came in for some hard
knocks WaEtnroaqrd roOar6pd
the best American wrestler except
Gotch was much lighter and faster
than Rogers, but he was slow COM
pared with Gotch's fast movements.
Gotch rushed Westergaard from the
beginning and both men were prespir-
J ing freely when Manager Klank called
halt.
Tomorrow Gotch will take long
walk through the parks to keep his
wind good and his muscles supple.
Fred Beell. who once held the
American championship for sixteen
days, between matches with Goth, wit
messed the workout
"Gotch, he declared, SIS the great
est wrestler in the world and will be
able to defeat Hackenschmidt even
; more handily than he did in their last
bout here in Chicago
Despite the optimism manifested in
the Gotch camp and the firm belief
that Gotch will win, Hacks trainers
refuse to believe the lions" shoulders
will be pinned to the mat
Il worked for years with Gotch,
said Dr. Roller tonight, "and know
him, even better than Farmer Burns
who discovered him. | have taught
Hack every trick Gotch knows and
nave shown him how to break them
The lions" superior strength, togeth
er with the knowledge he has secured
of the wrestling game in the past two
gears will carry him through victor
over Gotch.''
Hack. himself was equally conf
dent, declaring he had learned the