The evening world., 1911-01-30
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Wrestler George Hackenschmldt
One Of Most Interesting Ath-
letes in World, Being Able to
Speak Seven Languages and
Talk About Poetry, Philosophy
and Literature. =.
Oswn6ht. 1911. by The Pres prlaishins Co.
tThe New York Wond.l

Osuneht. 1911. BY TYe Pre-. pollishins Co.
Tho New YORK Wohd.)
FORGE HACKENsCHMIDT. the
wrestler. IN one of the most inter-
esting professional athletes in the
word. Unlike most OF the men In his
linz a business he In very well educated
ana can talk f~nteiligently on any subject.
lao speaks seven languages and has a
wording knowledge OF a few moro
While he takes a great interest In
wrestling, of course. he seldom has any
thing 20 say about his performances on
the mat. He Hikes better TO talk about
poetry and philosophy and literature.
His fad 10 ancient history. Just before
COMING to America for tho twenty
week engagement he Ii filing now he
sDsut ak months travelling through
Egyyt and Palestine. Al one time
-HaokauSchm1dt seriously contemplated
tak1ng up preWching instead OF wrestling.
so ~ developed a peculiar interest In
the Holy Land. Also. rs a mechanical
enGanssr. graduate OF q great Russian
~snginssrtng school, he found II worth
whle 70 visit the ancient ulns along
the African coast and study the archi-
tsoese Of 0ties * old that even their
names - forgotten. We were talking
ovr hAs experiences . few days ago.
n Halbsc." said Hackenschmidt. Il
CLIMBED ~ on the ancient wall, the
sree1est ruin IN all the world. Some Of
ths stones were ~ large as ordinary
bu1dfn0u. ~ they had been brought
from . distance and raised TO a great
hea0A1 Such feAts would be regarded
a. M0oesbls wen to-day, with all Of
or machinery. n no engineer will
evW - able to learn how the work was
donA. On top Of the wall l stood and
looked over the ruins. and seemed 10
b ~ to So the city Just az It looked
Thousands Of years ago. II was won
d090a t. WA Just as II / had lived
thnA md remembered It all. Along
ths were wonderful ruined cities.
with miles OF pillars leading down right
int D sea, and remains Of immense
don. ell deserted. Through the Mo-
haansnsdan country ] went alone excep,
fB Q gutde and half a dozen native
guards. ! Kept away from the cities
q travelled through the widest parts
Of ne lend. There were places where ]
c0ald 80 the ~fanatical people glaring M
mo with the most intense hatred be.
caoss I was an unbellevor. and there
We always the risk OF being killed. bu,
05oysd It. All through Palestine
saRGhed out the historical places
That was wonderful too. / have beer
travelling. when I could hnd time. fo-
ysaas. ! still have China and Japan I,
explore. l think / shall visit them next
and India. 1t II all very easy. ilv,
well and senslbly wherever ] 20. with
out foolish waste. so after my last tril
found that my expenses for ST,
months had been less than the incom'
from my capital. I can travel the res
OF. my life. II ] wish. and I don't nee
to nestle N more. ] have all tn
rnoasy I care for, Before long. I think
I shah stop. But FIRST I wish to wre.ti
ana defeat Gotch. After that / sha'
juA train q little TO keep In goo
hsafth. Il would be terrible to fin
myDese growing fat"
p DACHIE CROSS says that he ha
"oome back" n that from no
- on he " going to do some OF III
srsetest fghting ever seen around IN
toWu.
Il know I had a slump for a while
SAID Leachie a couple OF days ago. f."
was my own fault. Now | am back
str3sf training again. ] put the brsk,
on Pretty soon I'll show what I ca
do, and then II Packey Mcfarland wan
anothsr chance with me III give 81
him. ] don't see where Tommy Murpl
ana those fellows come In TO talk abo
nU1ufing Wolgast and getting that char
piunahip and not think anything aoo
wnnA . chance ! got III show them.
wRoNTE ATTBI.L Will show WI
Ny he can do tonight when
Ava meets Phil McGovern at the Va
dsrbfit A. c., in Brooklyn. In Chliforr
Monte 10 regarded as a very clever "a
tam-one of the best. He II a got
game fighter and Is a pretty good 5000
edition Of Able. II Able really stril
the s1tds one OF these days. Monte, W
IL yoanger brother. can take his pla
and keep the family name before I
pubic.
There were one or two more Of
hssttcg Attefs when Abe made his n
BIG HIT in the ring. Out in Callfor'
thaS still tell q story about Caesar .
~ Who had ambition but lacked
fgbtjns qualities of Abe and Nor
Caesar trained under Abe's watchfui
unfi be was q fairly clever boxer. TT
he Wus sent along tho line TO hght.
the FIRST engagement Caesar did "
wsll unit. the other fellow managed
h1t him an awful soak on the No
Csssas fell fat and rolled his h,
aSound 20 get a look at Abe.
s0st up.' yelled Abe. You a
hue"
-, and ! amt going 10 get hui
rsg11ed Caesar. Il get anough out
~ b buy me a peanut stand with
tGks any more wailops."
Cesar didn't set Up 2