The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-15
NEW HACK COMING
/ TO UPSET OUR
| I. GOTCH
Reports from England Have II
That Former Champion Wrestler
win Be in shape This
Time,
But All the Same They're Making
Offers to Frank for . Big Tour
Of the World.

II al 4 4 y.
The tongues OF the wrestling fans,
already wasging blithely. will DO hung
b the middle with the appearances OF
Hackenschmidt in this country on
Wednesday,
Enough has been waited to these
shores. via mail and cable, 10 make IL
Apparent that a new Hack IL com
ing IN an endeayor to wrest the laurel
wreath OF champion from the brow OF
mighty Frank
Better physically, cleyerer In the
hner points OF the game and heavier
with Drawn and solid muscle, Gotch
viii be called on to face an opponent
Who will ask him the question OF his
wrestling career.
Conditions as nearly similar as pos
sible to those obtaining at his English
training quarters will be sought here
and somewhere along the north shore
Hack" will dent the face Of Lake
Michigan daily, swing the ponderous
weights and try the strength, patience
and fortitude OF his wrestling partners
until the crucial moment arrives.
Gotch Is putting Humboldt, Ia, on
the map these days. The meat In the
cocoanut OF the wrestling news which
las emanated from that burg since the
champion started his work In real
Earnest Is thai he Is training with an
eye to increase his weight rather than
Tor speed.
Perhaps the reported 235 pounds OF
tIack" have set the champion think
ing Perhaps Frank may remember
Ms last 20 with the foreigner and real
re that mere speed alone will not be
Instrumental In retaining his title.
Cotch won that match, but he won
e from an opponet not In the best OF
condition, who gave up only after two
hours OF the most grinding work. Per-
haps Gotch may remember this. ana
that's why he wants weight and
strength rather than the speed and
the agility OF the dancing master TO
withstand his challenger, who has not
alone bulk. but three hundred horse
power engine within to drive IT,
Reports from Humboldt indicate
that Frank Is as much at sea as TO
what hia tactics will be when once In
the ring as though he had never met
the Lion. He's getting flt--thats all
Rather Il may be said that he IL nj,
Tor he has cut out his road work and
hi the stunts which are aimed TO put
him In perfect PHYSICAL condition. and
beginning with this week work Tor
endurance alone.
Based upon the presumption that
Gotch will again prove victorious
when he meets Hckenschmidt for the
second time ON the mat at Comiskey's
park on Labor Day, various offers
have been made 70 the champion to ap-
pear IN exhibitions. Chief among those
Is an offer from syndicate which
kuarnntees the Humboldt farmer $780,
900 for tour Of the world. The oner
Includes an option on the receipts.
falet for his personal attention and two
wrestling partners. II also holds
out as an additional bait a personally
Conducted big game trip In Africa to
4. last at least seven weeks.
Reports from the training camp ut
Humboldt Indicate that Gotch viii
have something new TO spring on the
Russian when they face each other In
the ring. In order to Offset the infor.
nation which DR.. Roller 70 imparting
to Hack against Franks many
tricks, Gotch has been working on new
holds and r. said 20 have developed
one which win prove surprise for
his opponent
The 0otch camp has dubbed the new
offensive measure the "fiphop" and II
Is combination Of ankle and thigh
lock. Unlike the toe hold, which here
tofore has been Franks star hold, the
ankle and thigh IL slapped on entirely
with the arms
"As 70 the frst application OF this
hold and discovery. II IL said that II
came accidentally TO Gotch like many
another hold has come. while he was
exercising an inside leg hold on one
of his mat partner.