The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-04
COTCH GETTING
READY FOR HACK
JOHN RICHIE, A MINNEAPOLIS
NEWSPAPER MAN INSPECTS
CHAMPIONS CAMP AND
is SURPRISED.

Minneapolis, Mimi, August If
George iIackenschmidt, the Russian
lion" thinks he will catch Frank
Gotch, champion heavyweight wrestler
of the world. mapping when they come
together i'm Chicago on Labor Day, he
is going to be mighty surprised, ac-
cording to John II. Richie the we'll
known sport writer who returned
Tuesday from two-day tour of in
spection of Gotch's training camp near
Humboldt, Iowa.
Ritchie says that Gotch has been
training in no half hearted manner for
the past six weeks and, If necessary,
the champion could go to the mat in
two weeks and give a splendid cXhibi-
ton OF his prowcss. having almost
completed his heavy road work and
appears to be within 10 pounds of the
weight he will step into the ring at.
He is now training FOR speed.
Gotch's tent is not of the tent va
'iety but enclosed, the elevated wrcs-
Ting ring. the handball court and rub
hing room being built Of pine. and few
wrestlers have ever had camps so well
equipped for the purpose.
Gotch already has surrounded him
self with a formidable array Of talent,
and there are still more to come. Hen
ny Ordemann. the big local Norsk
spent a week at the camp and will re-
turn later. Jesse Westergal the
Dcs Moincs heavyweight. does the
"tugging," while Jim Asbell is the hand
ball expert. Bmil Klak is directing
the training. Among those billed to
arrive are Farmer Burns and Joe Rog-
ers.
Gotch is not talking much of his
plans just yet. He is confident that he
will win-more confident that he was
before. He declares himself satisfied
with his present condition.
Russian to Train Right.
Chicago. Aug. 4.-George Hacken-
schmidt. the Russian lion, viii estab-
fish a record for elaborate training de-
tails when he leaves southampton for
the United States on the Olympic. Aug.
o. In letter received by Manager
Tack Curley, Hack outlines his travel
ing plans, incidentally remarkng that
when he steps upon the mat at the
South Side baseball park on Labor day
20 wrestle Champion Gotch he will
have expended $3,5O0 for training ex-
penses-$2, 900 more than his training
g. 81, t,1, Of
Dexter pavilion four years ago cost
him.
In the Hackenschmidt party will he
Dr. u. +. Roller, chief trainer; John
Koch, German athlete; c. T.. Coleman,
masscur, and German chef.
At New York the big foreign wrest-
Ter will pick up Tom jenkins. who viii
accompany him to Chicago and ar
range all details for the north shore
bungalow that Manager Jack Curlcy
will lease for training headquarters.
That there may he no interruption
in the system of strenuous training
that Hack has outlined to condition
himself for the climax match of his
career. he has arranged to occupy the
gymnasium of the olympic for three
hours each day, utilizing a mat for
rough work with DR. Roller and John
Koch. Ten cases OF a special spring
water obtained I'm Franco used ex-
at the Hackenschmidt train
ing camp will be brought over with a
sufficient supply of several kinds of
N,
athlete.
These training precautions" said
Manager Curley yesterday. perhaps
may appear to be extraordinary, hut
he does not wish TO take any chances
of not being i'm condition." Gotchs
rival celebrated his thirty-fourth birth
day anniversary on July 90.
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