The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
GOTCH RULES
AS FAVORITE
BETTING TWO TO ONE ON HIM
FOR BIG BOUT TODAY.
Record Breaking Attendance Is Es
peeted at Wrestling Match
In Chicago.

CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-Frank Gotch.
the Iowa farmer. and George Hacken-
schmidt. the Russian student. will de-
termine tomorrow who is the
mightiest wrestler in the world. To
morrow afternoon at o'clock. in tho
American League baseball park here.
these two premier grapplers will meet
TO settle the supremacy.
Gotch won their former match in
Chicago. April 3. 1908. but, he did not
pin the shoulders OF the Russian
lion TO the mat. For that reason he
has never been given universal credit
for his victory. But tomorrow both
contestants insist. the match will not
end until one man has obtained two
falls. IL may be necessary to finish
the contest under the glare OF arc
lights. but regardless OF this the
wrestleTs are determined to settle
their dispute beyond all possible
doubt before they leave the park.
Record Breaking Receipts.
Throughout today. tho downtown
ticket Office was busy disposing OF
coupons The total sales UP to 8
o'clock tonight amount 10 approx
mately 10000 10 is expected that ar
least 25.OOb persons viii attend the
contest and that the gross receipts
will be in the neichborhOod OF S1Oo.-
0oo. Whatever they are. 10 is Ger
tain they will be- larger than ever
taken iu az a previous wrestling con
test
Stories of Gofch's wonderful condi-
ton. which have been circulated since
he arrived here last Friday. have
forced the betting odds on his down
10 10 J. While hc Was still training
I'm humboldt. Iowa. he was but q six
10 FIVE favorite But his work here
has caused his stock 90 rise rapidly.
Very little betting is being done. how.
ever
Goteh Men Confident.
Gotch partisans maintain that no
viii win because be- is the cleverer
catch az catch can wrestler. Guicllp
thinker. and. perhaps. as strong as
bic opponent
on the other hand. followers of
ilackcnschmidt say that he Is the
strongest wrestler that has over lived
and thar IN this contest which % is
generally conceded will be- one 70.
quiriur great endurance. Do viii out.
lsst his opponent fidokenschmidf
has devoted fhc greater part pf his
training for this contest toward mat.
INK himself faster
7 certainly expect 90 win FOR . ann
bas.ng my plans foT victory ON mt
condition which is better than over
before FOO mv long wrestling career O
also believe fhHf vil hc able 90
meet Hack trick for trick and oufIraf
him. ~ fro match become an rndur
auce contest. such ae our former
match
"Ius' hov will irr to defeat
IiacI 7 cannot ent Wy tactics viii
depend somewhat ON hie am pro.
pared to wrcst'e aii night If ncce..
sary Hacks great strength makes
him hard mnn to defeat o. viii be
match iu which Eeneraiship az wcfr
ae strength vili count Wv greater
experience should bring mo n victory
Gotch
Hsckenschuidt Ts.ks
~ sll OF my prof, ssioual wrestling
mlfch's. Z never have tried 90 DR.,
dict the outcome vU not boast
All can say. is that rm feeling Gnc
and have trained faithfully and Q
want ~ rail for home september %
as The worlds wrestling champion
y have never been satisfied vIfh
mv other match with Gofrh. when lc
was credited with defeating mo O.
have learned moro since theu and
have more confidence. Ia,kcn.
schmidt