Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-09-05

First Fall is Secured in Fourteen
Minutes and Second One
in Five Spectacle is
Pitiable

Pitiable
SUMMARY OF MATCH.
Winner-Frank A. Gotch of Hum
boldt, Ia. champion wrestler of the
world.
Loser-George Hackenschmidt Of
Dorpat, Russia, European champion.
First fall-Gotch pinned Hacken-
schmidt with reverse body hold.
Time-14:18 1-5.
Second faM-Gotch pinned Hack
enschmidt with a toe lock. Time
5 :32 1-5.
Total wrestling time-19:50 2-5.
Attendance 1000, (estimated).
Total receipts $87,055.
Gotch's share $21, 900 and SO
per cent Of the moving picture prof
its.
Hackenschmidt's share-$13,50O.
Jack Curley. Hackenschmidt's
manager. received $2s.ss7 as his
share. s
Empire Athletic clubs share
$6.25O.
Expenses $16.365.
Referee Edward w. Smith, Chi
cago.
+ Time keeper-Walter H. Ecker
sail, Chicago.
Chicago, Sept. 5.-The geographic
cal center of the wrestling world
was more than ever fortified at
Humboldt, Ia, the home of FRANK
Gotch, yesterday. Moreover, Ref
cree Edward w. Smith, who pro-
claimed the worlds champion victor
over George Hackenschmidt in two
straight. quick falls, declared that
for She next ten years there would
be no shift of the wrestling capita!
unless Gotch should choose to
change his place of residence.
The Russians showing was pitt
full. The crowd decreed that he had
quit, but the defeated challenger,
through copious tears, averred that
he entered the arena with a
wrenched knee. on which Gotcll
worked and speedily reduced him to
an almost helpless state.
In any event, it is certain that
the foreigners nerves We're on edge
He spent sleepless night, and was
pale when he crawled through the
ropes. DR.. ]. j. Davis, who exam
ined both wrestlers before they went
to the mat, declared that while there
might be something wrong with
Hackenschmidt's knee, it was not
evident during the examination.
While it took Gotch fourteen min
utes and eighteen and a fifth seconds
to gain the first fall, the second fall
required only FIVE minutes and th!r-
ty-two and Q fifth seconds, which
Hackenschmidt's friends assert,
proved that his knee was in had
condition.
Referee is authority for the state
ment that when Gotch secured the
fatal toe lock, which won him the
second fall, Hackenschmidt cried
out, don't hurt my toe" and see-
ond later "don't break my leg and
fell with his shoulders to the mat,
frothing at the mouth.
The first fall resulted from "a
verse body hold after the men had
struggled fourteen minutes and
eighteen and fifth seconds. That
terrible toe hold for which Gotch Is
famous was responsible for the sec
ond fall. He clamped it upon the
left foot of Hackenschmidt and end
ed the second fall in five minutes
and thirty-two and a fifth seconds.
had he obtained the grip
when Hackenschmidt Acknowledged
defeat with his shoulders.
Hackenschmidt's own statement
that it was the easiest worlds cham
pionship ever won tells the story of
the bout. Gotch never was in SER
Ious difficulty at any time during
the match Neither was he forced
to exert himself to win. The Iowan
got in all half dozen dangerc Is
holds on his antagonist. Hacken-
schmidt had Gotch worried but
,nce. During the first bout Hack
snschmidt obtained a body hold on
5otch that brought him to the mat.
But the champion was on the can
vas for only a few seconds. Then
le was only down as far as his
knees. Almost before the Lion
'ealized his opponent was in dan
,erous predicament, Gotch had
vriggled out of the hold and was
sounding across the ring to safety.