The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-26
.GOTCH IS READY
FOR Big MATCH

Humboldt, Ia, Aug 26.--In ten days
Champion Frank A. GFotch and Chal-
lenger George HackenSchmidt will OBJ
trude their bulky forms through the
hemp strands at white sox ball park In
Chicago and settle a dispute, the origin
of which dates from the spring Of 1908.
Gotch himself admits that his pre-
vious meeting with the Russian Lion
was anything but satisfactory. For
more than two hours the men bulled
around the ring until Hackenschmidt
quit from sheer exhaustion.
The match that will take place on
Sept viii be entirely different-with
both men admittedly in far better
shape than they were at the time Of
their FIRST contest.
The training Of Champion Gotch that
is now drawing to a conclusion, has
been the most satisfactory that he has
ever INDUCED in during his profession
al career. There have been times when
the girth of Gotch was emphatically
ample. but his abdominal reaches are
now drawn to the minimum measure
ments.
Frank is every inch a gladiator, and
for six weeks he has averaged Ave
hours a day Of the hardest kind Of
training. During this period also, he
has partaken of nutriment but twice
each twenty -four hours. Road work,
rope jumping, operations with the
wrist machine, pulleys, punching bag,
handball and wrestling constitute the
chief features Of his training.
Gotch Up With the Lark.
Not later than Z O'Clock every morn
ing finds him undergoing his first ath-
| letic stunts of the day. About 1890 he
is through for the morning, and with a
bath and thorough rub down he re-
turns to his home and eats a light
breakfast. Half past one In the after
noon again finds him in the handball
court. where he and Joe Rogers chase
the elusive sphere for fully an hour.
Gotch's wrestling partners include
Joe Rogers, Jess Westergaard, Yussif
Hassan and Farmer Burns. His rest
between bouts consumes from two TO
Ave minutes, and then he proceeds with
fresh grappler.
About $3.50 he Is ready for his final
bath and rub down for the day. AT
about 4:30 he consumes his second
meal and rests until early evening. If
| the weather permits he takes a spin
over the country roads In his automo-
bile and before 10 o'clock he is at home
/ and asleep.
For eight hours Gotch enjoys abso-
lutte rest, and during every waking
/ moment he is in the best imaginable
humor. Surrounded by the most jovial
/ companions and regarding the future
| through a vision of vast content, the
/ champion operates under conditions
that are ideal.
1t is difficult to conceive that George
| Hackenschmidt can be in any better
form than the champion, and Frank as
sures the world Of graphing that there
| will not be one idle moment on the
mat.
His training will continue and Gotch
will leave for Chicago on Sept. Q. doing
no work whatever between that time
and the contest.
Frank Beaver for Work.
Manager Emil Klank calculates that
since Gotch's training began Frank has
undergone 200 hours Of actual work.
This is approximately 100 times as long
as the hardest average match he would
expect to engage In. Gotch has pulled
down about twenty pounds in weight,
and at this time tips the scales at 208
pounds. 1t is impossible to believe that
he will take off another pound Of flesh,
and he will likely enter the ring carry
ing net weight of 212. This will al
low him four pounds OF adipose tissue
to lose during the combat.
Hack will outweigh Gotch by at least
| fifteen pounds, but 1t Is generally con-
ceded that any wrestler who weighs
200 or over is heavy enough to have an
equal chance with any opponent.
There is no grappler in the world
who can lift 200 pounds clear from the
floor without taking time to set himself
During his weight lifting days Hacken-
schmidt used to raise $40 pounds above
his head. He required about twenty
seconds to lift this weight. The exc
cution of hold in q speedy wrestling
match seldom takes a secondhand il
sometimes put on In a quarter OF that
time
Throughout his training Gotch has
given due regard to speed. He has al
ways been quick, irrespective Of his
weight. and today he Is q great deal
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time In his career.
Hack is never going to see my back
for d second during the fight" says
Gotch, and every moment am be-
hind him shall keep on throwing this
reefs into him."
GriIIad Hard In Training.
Gotch's training mas embodied par.
ticularly the grilling tactics OF wearing
/ out tho muscles and the endurance Of
| the Russian Lion. Rogers. Wegter,
gard, Burns. Asbell. Hassan ans
KIank are unanimous IN their declara
ton that these methods will Gauss
Hackanscnmidt to wilt and beg To-
mercy.
4 This ID the status Of the champion
1 today, and his training from this tirnl
on will be simply to retain the excel
l / lent form he now possesses.
III The little town Of Humboldt, with |
/ total population Or 1000, viii have |
delegation of at Least 200 persons Ii
/ ! Chicago On Labor day.