The Detroit times., 1911-02-14
HACKENSCHNIDTIs
WINDING UP HIS
AMERICAN Trip
Wealthiest Of All the wrestlers tx
poets to Leave March 90 for
Europe Without Meet
ing Gotoh. 1
Russian Lion Doesn't Like Terms
Proposed by Gotoh for Second
Meeting and Calls It All or

There will be no match this season
between Frank Gotch, champion or
the world, and George Hackenschmidt,
the Russian Lion"
This statement was made Tuesday
at the Griswold house by Jack Cur.
ley, manager of the Lion" who viii
wrestle three men at the Light Guard
armory tonight.
Curley and Hackenschmfdt have
planned to leave the country not later
continue their wrestling campaign
Later they will go to japan and pos
sibly Australia for the purpose OF
Strengthening out some private affairs.
Curley says he In extremely disap-
pointed at his failure to get mach
with the worlds champion, but feels
that neither he nor Hackenschmidt In
In the slightest sense to blame for the
failure This is what Curley says In
part regarding the situation.
The Mahmout Matter.
"Gotch has done all the talking
about a meeting with Hackenschmidt.
but when II comes time to make
match he Il not there with any def
mite words. He il always thrusting
forward some other wrestler for the
Lion TO beat, telling Hackenschmidt
to 20 and get q reputation and all or
that. He seems to forget that he did
not pin the Lions shoulders to the
mat in their first and only meeting
and for that reason, II Hack Is 80 all
ha ha
out and get the big chunk Of coin that
again.
try for the purpose Of meeting Gotch.
But when we got here we found that
Gotch had definitely retired. So we
did not bother him In any way, never
once issuing a challenge to him In any
way. We recognized his right to re-
tire II he saw At.
Later. however, he decided to re-
enter the game and started at once
on a campaign that was chiefly mat
ter Of villifcation of Hackenschmidt
and me. Still we kept still and let
Frank have his own say and his own
way
Hackenschmidt's Proposition.
"Now, for a retired champion,
Gotch 10 about as busy a man as
ever heard Of He Is working every
minute, but II he feels that he needs
some training for match with Hack
&nschmidt, am prepared to sign arti-
cles of agreement right now and post
forfeit Of $4,000, say in Chicago, and
make the contest the first to be dectd-
ed I'm America next fall.
This would give both men q fine
chance to get into condition for such
an important meeting. II Gotch thinks
l am doing this for advertising pur.
poses will give him the right to cam
eel the match. take our $4,000 and for
ever throw us over II we arrange q
single match In the meantime. In
fact, would be willing to have In
serted In the articles a clause to the
effect that We are not to receive one
penny OF admission money for any sort
OF an exhibition until that time.
This Is the best way that we will
arrange the matter now. Unless
these conditions are acceptable to the
champion there positively will be no
match.
Our trip abroad Is no BLUM and
Gotch can keep on telling the people
so as long as he wishes. Our plans
are completely matured and we will
sail for the other side March 20"
"Hack" a Millionaire.
Hackenschmidt is EARLY the richest
OF all the wrestlers. He admits to
being a millionaire, and has one
trust fund in London alone Of 500 900,
beside three estates scattered through
Europe and has a bushel OF the best
paying and safest of the European,
japan and American securities locked
away In safety vaults. Hack" has
been accommodating for years, and for
the last eight has been an extremely
high-salaried artist.
Frank Gotch, champion Of the world,
is credited with quarter Of a million,
sailed down In fine securities ana
farm lands in Iowa. Dr. b. F. Roller,
the Seattle physician, made q fortune
by buying land In the northwest and
never Is idle day In his life when
there Is chance to work.
Charley Olson, OF Indianapolis, owns
theaters and good paying property or
other kinds. and Is credited with be-
ing worth 100000. Freddie Beell has
almost as much. invested like Gotch's,
only I'm Wisconsin land. Bill Demet-
raj. the Greek. is another rich man
and has his invested in OklSSoma.
Gus Schoenlein, known as Amer.
icus." Is the son OF rich Baltimore
contractor and member of the firm
which bid recently on the building OF
the new city hall In Chicago. Farmer
Burns Is more than comfortable. So
are Jess Westergaard. Henry Orde-
man, Tom Jenkins and John J. Room
ey.
Zbyszko. the Pole, is reputed to be
extremely rich, and so are several
others among the foreign stars.