The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
Hack To Break
 That Toe Hold  Russian Explains How He'll
 Wrestle GOtch
HAS A NEW DEFENCE
It is Joyfully Termed the
 "Knochen-Brecher''

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Almost on the eve of the championship wrestling bout which is to be held in this city on Labor Day come tales Of new holds as invented by George Hacken- schmidt, the challenger and Frank Gotch, the title holder. This infor- nation was expected. Always before a big wrestling Or boxing match won derful tales of what the participants are to do make their appearance.
 Since the two men were matched much has been said about Gotch's s wonderful toe hold, which is dreaded by every wrestler in the world. And it is this same hold that Hack thinks Gotch will use to beat him. Hack enschmidt's trainers declare the Rus sian Lion has a way to break the hold Hack, according to his train- CTS, has invented a hold which he calls the "knocken- -brecher," Or "bone- breaker"
 The Russian Lion believes this hold has the toe hold, in the words of a now silent parsonage, beaten fo a fragile. Of the hold the challenger says:
 "The little thing with which I will show MT. Gotch that he isn't the Rockefeller of the wrestling game I saw with Herr Dr. Roller at Wor- sovie, Warsaw, in a match between
 
 greatest wrestler now in Europe, and Zbyszko. Mind you, I did not see what I am going to show MT. Gotch, but in one of Petersen's holds I saw something which, if developed and perfected, would make the toe hold of MT. Gotch something for baby to play with.
 "In my mind I worked it out first, then with the Herr Doctor on the mat only the Doctor knows anything about it-and on him I worked it only a couple of times, for the Doctor says that if I practised it on him too often I must get me new trainer. And now I have ready for Mir. Gotch my 'Knocken- brecher.'
 "What is it? Explain it to you? No, no; that I will not do, but-well, will show it to you and if you know any more about it after I have thrown Herr Dr. Roller with it you will have a quicker eye than MT. Gotch."
 Eackenschmidt has reached that stage Of training where his diet is an important factor. Hack eats three meals a. day. but these are small. His breakfast is light, consisting of eggs toast and coffee, and a dinner which consists of potatoes and chops. At supper he downs fair-sized steak and a few vegetables.
 The foreign wrestler does not mind telling one about his condition; but ask him if he thinks he will defeat Gotch and his ire soon arises. On this subject he is about as talkative as an oyster The poll parrot in the Hackenschmidt camp is Roller, Hacks s trainer. Of Hack, Roller says:
 When Hackenschmidt met Gotch before he did not know many things he knows now. His knowledge of or fence and defence has been greatly ln- creased. The defence has been most important thing in his training, as will be seen on Labor Day. DO you know there aren't so many polnts used by the great wrestlers in the mat ter of defence. Perhaps SIX points Ill all are the important ones. Of course, the line of action used by an oppon- ent counts for a good dea1.'
 When asked what sort of protection Hackenschmidt would adopt to pre- vent the effectiveness of Gotch's. fa- vorite toe hold, Roller said Il do not think that Gotch or any one else can make a toe hold effective on Hackenschmidt. He will take care oI that with his strength.
 Roller thinks Americus and Koch are proving invaluable in aiding Hack enschmidt He says the smart head of the Baltimore wrestler IS teacnlng the Russian many things, while koch provides all the rough shoulder work such as Hackenschmidt may expect when he faces the champion.
 Little information concerning the movements of Gotch, who is training Fl Humboldt, Ta-, has come out of the champion's camp in the last few days. It is known, however, that Gotch is ready to meet his foe. For a while Gotch trained in public but reports received here from Hum boldt state that the Iowan is working se-