The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-08
WILL STRUGGLE
FOR BIG Title
Iowans VIII 90 to Chicago on Labor
Day to See Frank Gotch Re-
tain Title Of Worlds
Champion.
INTEREST IN MATCH
Gotch, the Great Inventive Genius,
May Spring Some Surprises
on the Russian
Lion"
IN MATCH

The international squabble in which
Frank Gotch Of Humboldt, Ia, cham
pion. and George Hackenschmidt of
Russia, are to struggle for worlds
supremacy in wrestling art in Chicago
on Labor Day is arousing worldwide
interest, interest greater than has
been shown in any sporting event In
years. On September . N Comiskey's
baseball park. the largest ampitheatre
built for Americas national pastime
this just termed sQuabble will be
staged.
All advance indications fully bear
out predictions that the largest crowd
that ever saw a sporting event in
America will be in attendance when
Gotch and the Russian Lion" enter
the ring. Why these predictions are
made is plain simply because this
struggle needs no boosting it has its
own power of magnetism. Thousands
of communications-even at this early
date--arriving daily at the headquar-
ters of the Empire Athie:.c club from
all parts of the country indicate the
colossal scope of the match.
Viewing the clash of Gotch and
H ackenschmidt from the standpoint
of the man who Is an enthusiast of
wrestling it will be great struggle.
The battle of two years ago in Dex-
ter Park Pavilion. Chicago, hasn't
been forgotten. Neither has 1t been
forgotten how the champion won, af-
ter two solid hours OF exhaustive
fighting. The bitterness OF that fray
also it remembered for Gotch employ
led all the rough tactics known to the
art. Hackenschmidt felt that defeat,
which explains why he is returning
to America to meet the Iowa farmer
again.
There promises to be no cessation
| of the feud that was opened then
| The bitterness is still there and un
doubtedly the fire has been famed bJ
things that have happened since
Gotch, kingpin of them all for years
has everything at stake, except the
round American dollars amounting t.
/ s21, 900 which he demanded for hi:
share and is to get. The Russian
Lion" accordingly has everything t
gain. In victory Hack may not ge
4 the lions share of the money taken II
at the gate, but he does not fail t.
see the money-makins possibilitie
that will be his If he defeats Gotch
A The Gotch of today isn't the Gotcl
4 OF two years ago, but any perceptibl
difference would be hare to discover
He Is the same strong, clever sn1ar
L fellow with wonderful wrestlin
head, than who there is none othe
better versed in the tricks Of tn
game. Trickery has been one Of tn
champions greatest assets. Hi
tricks confused the Russian whe
they met the first time. It remain
to be seen whether they will again.
1t is the boast Of Hackenschmid
that he learned much from that men
| orable first meeting w>,n Gotch. Fl
also has increased his knowledge
| American wrestling since and has in
) proved accordingly. The Lion" col
cedes no one superiority in strengt
3 and believes that he is now read
for the chance that will bring him tn
worlds championship.
The result of this great struggl
. depends mostly on Goteh. He certain
Y ly is no better than when he bes
8 the Russian two years ago accordin
8 to those who should know. but h
n still maintains that inventive GENT
which made him champion of them al
Z Perhaps he has invented some ne
l. tricks to employ against the invade
). If he has and they work the tit
]; will remain in America If they ia
8, Russia may boast the champion
d the world One thing is certain
will be labor day for Frank Gotch ar
J. George Hackenschmidt In Chicago {
d September 4.