New-York tribune., 1911-09-05

After trying vainly for several hours to.
go TO sleep he arose and pleaded with his
trainers to give him drugs that would
make him rest They refused to do this.
and Hackenschmidt retired TO fret the
night away
In the mind of the vast crowd that saw
the match there was no doubt as to which
was the better wrestler Gotch outpointed,
outgeneralled and outgamed his opponent.
The Iowan appeared faster than he ever
had been before. His condition was perfect.
He entered the ring filed with confidence.
and never once did he lose his nonchslance.
At every stage of the bout he smiled as
though he never had the slightest doubt as
TO the ultimate outcome.
on the other hand. Hackenschmidt seemed
Ill at ease. During the first fall ne went
about his work with his face set and any,
thing but the CLINT of confidence in his
eye. and after Gotch had gained the first
fall the courage of the Russian appeared
To have oozed out of him. With shoulders
stopped and eyes downcast he sat in his
corner awaiting the starting signal
In a box in the centre OF the grandstand
sat Gotchs old 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 min
utes' intermission between falls he did not
go at once to his dressing room, but stood
for a moment in his corner. smiling and
waving at the two.
Hackenschmidt was heartbroken over the
result of the bout In his dressing room
for half an hour he sat in, his wrestling
garb, crying and refusing the proffered
attentions and cheering words Of his train
ers. Gotch only smiled after the match
was over. He said the result was exactly
as he thought II would be.
The story of the actual wrestling that
was done is soon told. Time was called at
s15 o'clock. The contestants Immediately
locked heads and began feeling each other
out. For five minutes they tugged at each
others necks. wrists and arms. but neither
obtained a dangerous hold.
1t was Gotch who first turned attention
to the legs. He made several fake passes
al Hackenschmidts knees before he finally
obtained a knee hold at the end Of eight
and a half minutes. once the iowan's mas
sive hands were fastened on Hacken-
schmidts left leg the Russian went down.
He struggled out of that and subsequent
hold OF the same kind and then became the
aggressor. At ten minutes Hackenschmidt
secured a body hold and put Gotch 10 the
mat, But he was down only an instant.
After fourteen minutes Of wrestling
Gotch started Hackenschmidt downward
with knee hold faxed a crotch and then
quickly worked the Russian into a half
Nelson They struck the mat together, head
TO head. Then Gotch pivoted on his op-
ponent's stomach. clamped on a reverse
body hold and the first fall was over.
The first five minutes Of the second fall
was a repetition Of that period in the first
But suddenly Gotch reached down with his
right hand, grasped Hackenschmidts left
ankle and unbalanced the Lion.
While Hackenschmidt was trying TO re-
gain his equilibrium. GOtch struck the Lions
injured leg with his right knee and the
Russian crumbled into heap upon the
canvas.
Instantly Gotch was on him. his power
ful right hand firmly locked upon the under
mans toe Hackenschmidt screamed
couple of times. rolled over or his shoul-
ders and gave UP.
Gotch then held a levee just outside of
the PLATFORM Oh l4lt dAt4io' "'4'-N -'+-'
Gotch held another one in the grandstand
The latter said
What do I think Of it? Well. 1t was
rather easy, wasn't It? Frank really can
v restle some though I can't say very
much. as Frank is really the more i'm
portant member Of the family after all.
Thank everybody for the nice way they
stood by my husband"
Police were required 70 clear the aisles
I'm order to afford a passage for the cham
pion's wife.
DR. Roller. one of Hacks trainers, said:
"A gamer man than Hackenschmidt might
have continued the struggle. There can be
no doubt that he was injured. His condi-
ton now will show that. However. l have
seen other wrestlers who were suffering
from injuries fully as severe as that OF
Hack 20 through their matches until II
was no longer possible for them 10 con-
tinue."
Just before the bout began challenges TO
the winner were issued on behalf or
Zbyszko. Karlo and Mahmout