Arizona republican., 1911-04-19
VICTORY FOR
 FRANK GOTCH Terrible SWede" Given 5
 Falls in 54 Minutes JOHNSON GAME TUSSLER Made a Good Showing, But c h a m pion Outclassed Him All Around and from First Bout Fans Saw Gotch's Superiority.
JOHNSON GAME TUSSLER

Before one of the largest crowds
 that ever packed the Third Avenue 1 theater, Frank Gotch, champion wrestler of the world. threw l. A
 Johnson, The Terrible Swede." last night. winning three straight falls in | 34 minues and 5 seconds. The match
 was a handicap, and under the terms ! Of the agreement by which il was ar
 ranged to come off Gotch was 70 throw his opponent three times in enc hour
 of wrestling. and it was expected by ! those who follow the game that he
 would dispose of his man in even less | time than it took him to gain the three decisions.
 1 The main event of the evening was preceded by two preliminaries. in the i first of which James swan of Tucson | and Wesley Donovan of Pho OeniX met each other for the best two out of three | Neither were in condition for tho match and their exhibition attracted little ! favorable comment as their work was | slow and they seemed badly educated ! on the points of the game. Swan won 1 three falls in minutes Of wrestling 1 and they retired to give place to two 1 of the fastest littleS midgeJs that ever l held down the mat-the Leroy brothers, ! Charlie and August. who displayed i Knowledge of the science that amazed | the spectators. and as the littla fellows ! flew at each other to take hold. break, ! go to the mat. and gain their falls. the l house was filled with enthusiastic
 cheers Charlie gained the first of the | three after five minutes of skirmish- ] i,,gr nd Ar7c little | fellows were not allowed to go it the ! third time as they had used up the 1 fifteen minutes allotted for their ap- pearance, and they retired amid the applause of the house Their exhibition had more class" in it than anyone had expected to see them exhibit, and they are regarded as corners in their class, which will be featherWeight. until they grow a little more and gain more weight
 Between the appearance of the Le- roy midgets and the announcement of
 the main event, young George Eldridge.
 the Skylark of Gotchs show, and a fol-
 lower of his camp. sang for the audi
 ence. and the young fellows voice was
 a sufficient reason for the complaisance
 of the champion in allowing him 10
 sing before he came on. for George
 knew as much about singing as his big
 sponsor knows about wrestling. and
 his vocal numbers were no small ad
 dition to the pleasure of the crowd.
 As Johnson and GotCh were an
 nounced for the big match, the crowd
 leaned forward to get a sight of the braWny fellows as they came from the
 wings of the stage. and as Johnson came out he was greeted by hearty cheering and calls of Maybe he wall and maybe he won't" Gotch followed the Swede from the dressing rooms, and as the mighty figure of the cham pion of champions" was seen garbed in his dressing robe. a salvo of whoOpinS went up from the crowd. He bowed and went to his corner, but felt the mat here and there with his feet to get the feel of his ground. and de- termine his bearings. Both men were smiling and in good condition, but Johnson was troubled by nose bleed all through the event that followed, hay ing contracted d heavy cold in Cali fornIa However he felt full meas ure of confidence in his ability tO make | good showing, and when time was called came out for the tussle with the l right foot foremost and prepared to | make the best of his opportunity to i distinguish himself in his match with | the giant.
 Before the men were called to the | mat. it was evident to the fans on the | stage. and to those in the house who | had a good view Of the mat, that the ! terrible Swede was going to have very | little chance Of doing much against | the champion, as Gotch's superiority of | thirty pounds in weight was apparent ! on first sight, and his gigantic body, ! perfect in proportion and development | dwarfed Johnson. as Johnson himself l has dWarfed the men who appeared l against him in Phoenix prior . his trip | to the coast when he appeared in the 1 Gotch- Westergard preliminaries at the | Los Angeles pavilion. In the first on- [ set the SWede carried himself better | than the majority or the house had ! expected. and he proved himself 1 tough customer in the match that fol- lowed. although outclassed in every re- spect by his opponent. who hooked up . with him with a coolness that he never lost all through the evening.
 Time was called for the first round.
 The wrestlers came on the mat, Johnson aggressive, and with his de evidenced in the manner of his approach to the champion. After several minutes of sparring, Gotch threw his man to the floor, and the house expected to see the first fall moment later. Interest Jagged for a moment but in the first few seconds of his mat work Johnson convinced the most skeptical that he was tough customer. and the champion, tried number of holds on him without sue cess. Johnson was wide awake, and he