The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-29
G0TCH AND HACK
MUST YET CLASH
Champion Desires to Pin ShOul-
ders of Russian Down
TO Mat.
OLD WOUND BETWEEN THE
WRESTLERS STILL OPEN
Result of Match Can Only BE
Ascertained by Strug-
gle Itself.
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.


CHICAGO. Jan. 2s.-That Hacken'
schmidt and Frank Gotch will eventual
ly clash as challenger and defender
seems to be sufficiently certain to set
down as an established fact, although
the dollar mark is going TO be the big
apple to reach for-and the biggest ap-
pie viii attract the pickers.
The one time champion and the pres
ent champion will be the greatest card
ever staged-and this is true to
more pronounced degree than was the
original meeting of the two men.
The result? That remains to be as;
certained by the clash itself, Becom-
ing prophetic at this time is decidedly
too hazardous. The incentive for the
meeting, though, is reinforced by con-
ditions that fans should understand.
They follow:
First-Wrestlng purses are uniform
ly higher now than they ever were be
fore, and purse of not under $4,000
and from there to 100000 may be eX
peeted for the big 60.
Second-There arc manv more Crap
ping fans In the country today than
there ever were in the past, due partly
TO the large number of good men and
dear public must gore. and bull
tights not being popular and scrapping
under the ban, the mat is about the livest
thing open.
Third-Ceorge Hackenschmidt has al
ready traversed many states and has
any number of adherents who believe
thai he has at least an equal chance
with Gotch,
Interesting Question.
The question OF who's who is AN in
tereSttng
say: Frank Gotch says-'I never felt
better In my lfe. and 1 believe l am
was. two and half years ago" And
Hack says-"lf Mr.. Gotch wants 10 get
back hope he'll give me a show. be-
cause | am mol ihe same Hack who
lIIviiion. -
Here's little dope that might
the. enthusiast IN that it shows that
both men have likely been looking for
ward TO given end. Everything has
6een Nm marken .I,, Gu. very quietlynwl,,I sur
deniaIs the public now seems 10 feel as
sured that the big event Is on the map
next April. This is not an authoritative
date-but a strategical one, ii would
wind up the season and would carry
with II the heaviest purse.
Around tile holidays Martin (Farmer)
Burns came TO Chicago from his home
in Omaha loaded with fistful OF
challenges and lot of fiduciary talk
The farmer is credited with saying that
Gotch wants to wager 900 as a side
bet-and no sooner was the report in
cold print than Jack Curley came on the
amount.
Talk Suddenly Stopped
Then the side bet talk suddenly stopped
Possibly IL caused some questioning in
the then maturing home Of Gotch. because
when. a young lady gets married she
CrF Ia
away TO the cruel war But-down in the
quiet reaches of south side home In
Chicago some little innocent babbling
went on quite apart from the authorized
dope OF the mat.
II is said that sister of an Iowa
grappier nearly as we'll known as Gotch
himself has two pictures hanging on the
parlor wall. One is of Gotch-and the
other is of the brother of the south side
lady,
To caller who inquired into the his
tory of The maps of famous men, the
said about as follows; This is to be
nailed down under your skypicce. but it's
the real historic truth. taken from the
diary Of Mr. Gotch First. he weds: then.
having tied the corner stakes on happy
horne, he VIII take on his theatrical en-
gaeements. and these will last four or
six weeks. In that time the champion
VIII be mt and fine, and at the expiration
OF that period the sensation Of signing
articles for the big go may be looked
Tor. MI Hackenschmidt knows all about
IT, and a few OF the rest OF us are hep
and this talk about the big side bet is
real The men are going to wager their
change, loose and nailed down, and when
they clash sparks going TO fly"
Statement Made Before.
This statement was made about two
weeks back. before any definite con-
versa tion had come from Humboldt And
IL isnt going to be love feast. either.
Maybe-and this maybe is another
speculation-the reason Jack Curley got
George Hsckenschmidt over from that
dear Lunnon' because he had
pointed Out the probability OF securing
return match with the champion
Jack Is Il very wise owl. and besides
knowing grapplers from toenails II
iorelock. he has few cinches on the
knowledge OF human nature
Did Jack, knowingly and purposeIy
make Hackenschmidt so prosperous and
popular that he simply got Gotch's goat
and compelled Frank to again hear the
shouting OF the mobs at the rlneside !?
II seems likely. Jack has pulled a few
stunts In the past equally good and