Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-05
''BhCk' N TEARS
BECAUSE Of DEFEAT
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Hack" in BAD stat. Mentally.

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But. regardless Of whether Hacken-
schmidt's knee was in bad shape. the
challenger WAS in no state mentally TO
enter q grueling contest. aackeh-
schmidt was unnerved before ne en-
tered the arena. Whether~it was from
worry over his injured knee or MS
fPetting over the match 10 not known.
Like Jeffries at Reno, the Husslan
spent q sieepiess night hefore the pat
tie. His trainers tried every means 10
make him at ease. They had him room
with Johann Koch. German. and one
OF Koch's chief duties was to sing
songs of the fatherland to the RUSSIAN
and try to make him feel at ease. But
Hackenschmidt would not be Gained.
After trying vainly for several hours
to 20 to sleep, he rose and PLEADED
with his trainers to give him drugs
that would induce rest. They refused
to do this, and Hackenschmtdt retired
to fret the night away.
In the minds of the vast crowd that
saw that match, there was no doubt as
to which was the better wrestler.
5Gotch outpointed, outgeneraled and
outgamed his opponent. The 1owan APP
peared to be faster than he ever had
been before. His condition was per-
feet. He entered the ring filled with
confidence and never once did he lose
his GOODNESS. At every stage of the bout
he smiled as tho he never had the
slightest doubt as to the ultimate out
come.
Russian Loses Courage.
on the other hand. Hackenschmidt
seemed iii at ease. During the first fall,
he set about his work with his face set
and anything but the CLINT Of conf
dence in his eye. After Gotch had gain
ed the first fall, the courage Of the RUS
sian appeared to have oozed out OF him.
With shoulders stopped and eyes down
east. he sat in his corner awaiting the
starting signal.
up in a box in the center Of the
grand stand sat two women who ola
more, perhaps. to cheer Gotch on to
victory than all the other persons IN
the audience. They were his mother
and his young bride. Frequently while
in the thickest Of the fray, Gotch found
time to look toward the two women
and smile. During the ten minutes in
Permission between falls he did not go
at once to his dressing room. but stood
for moment in his corner. smiling
and waving to the two women.
Hackenschmidt was heartbrOken
over the result In his dressing room
for half an hour he sat in his wrestling
garb. crying and refusing the proffe:ed
attention and cheering words Of his
trainers.
Hack In Tears.
"Go away he said to all Of them.
Leave me alone" And then his broad
chest would heave and the tears would
flow unrestfained from his eyes.
Gotch only smiled after the match
was over. He said the result was ex-
actly as he thought it would be.
The story of the actual wrestling
that was done is soon told. Time was
called at 3:15 o'clock. The contestants
Immediately locked and began feeling
each other out For five minutes they
tugged at each Others necks, wrists
and arms, but neither obtained dam
zerous hold.
It was Gotch who first turned at
tention to the legs. He made several
fake passes at Hacks knees before he
finally obtained knee hold at the end
of eight and half minutes. Once the
lowans massive hands were fastened
on Hackenschmidt's left leg, the Rus
sian went down. He struggled out OF
that and subsequent hold Of the same
kind, and then became the aggressor.
At ten minute. Hack got body hold
and put Gotch to the mat. but he was
down only an instant.
knoo Hold Effective.
A. ter fourteen minutes wrestling.
sGotch started Hack downward with
knee hold, faxed q crotch, and then
quickly worked the Russian into
half-nelson. They struck the mat to-
gether, head to head. Then Gotch
pivoted on his opponents stomach,
clamped on q reverse body hold, and
the first fall was over.
The first five minutes Of the second
bout was q replica. of that period in the
first But, Of sudden, Gotch reached
down with his right hand, grasped
Hacks ankle and unbalanced the lion.
While Hack was trying to regain his
equilibrium, Gotch struck the Lions"
injured leg with his right knee and the
Russian crumbled into a heap on the
canvas. Instantly Gotch was on him,
his powerful right hand firmly locked
on the toes Of the under mans left foot.
Hackenschmidt screamed q couple OF
times, rolled over on his shoulders and
gave I'D