The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
OF MONSTERS
TAKES PLACE MONDAY

! Ia. he worked like a Trojan Every
day he tossed about on the mat with
the foremost wrestlers of the country
among them such stars as Ynsin Rus
sane. Henry ordemann. jess wester:
Beell, Farmer Burns Jim Asbell.
Domke Rein,el. with his ever present
manager, Emil Klank, overseeing
the, champion broke up his lo1 camp
and came to his present quarters at
the Chicago Athletic Association. a
aiming toward further mastery OF the
| new holds he has Invented TO supple
mept the terrible toe-hold.
| Hackenschmidt has worked even
| the liner for England TO start condi-
| noning. lie took with him DR.. B. F.
Roller the Seattle physician-wrestlsr
Gotch's style than any other man.
While his manager. Jack Burley. stay
ed behind him IN his country to look
after, his interests. Hack toiled away
| at his villa. Fairhaven. a Shoteham.
England. Besides DR.. Roller. he work
ed against the German champion.
/ German mat artist, and Dusty Cole
man, the famous English trainer of
athletes When he boarded the olym-
pic to come across the Atlantic. he
was accompanied not only by all
these. but added to his retinue the
veteran Tom Jenkins: At New. York
Charlie cutler entered into Haeks
training system when he arrived in
this city and opened his gymnasium
along with him a special chef to cook
ms meals, and ten barrels of French
II hprins water not wishing to take any
chances with a change OF diet.
Big Russian Is Confident.
waylaid the big Russian in his
North Shore establishment to might.
n mn
him whether he was confident
the Russian giant smiled blandly. pat
ting his enormous chest. NO. no, do
not ask me TO set a figure on the
time 1t will take to beat Gotch. /
: am not rapid worker. but should
than was consumed in our first match
NO. would not say that I am going
to to, win win. in G straight fails, He might
the ultimate winner. you may be sure
of that
: Il never would have been insistent
. for return nesting but for thar con-
; ldence would have permitted the
public to keep on guessing.
: And another thing you may be GER
tain Of Gotten will never trip me into
4 I'm ready for all that sort of work.
Yes. will admit that perhaps he
t Is The fastest man. but am far the
= ance. think that tells the story OF
how l feel about this match
IL win be my CHIEF. aim to redeem
E myself nthe eyes Of the America n
people for all that has gone before
The Russian confidence. OF the SIM
Z PIE. plain. foreign manner that is all
S his own is contrasted in unique way
: by that of Gotten. Although the cham
= pion does not say it will he a "cinch. {"
y he leaves you the impression that that
is MS opinion 1han He talked that way
at the Chicago =. A, after having my
! last look at Hackenschmidt
. Remembering the terrible strain Of
d ms long match with Hack In Chica go
three years ago. and that strength
3. confidence, the snap. Gibbs as the match
draws on. Gotch declared that he was
!, pianning on quick hnish to the
{ oponent, and trying to find out just
wha< his strength and present knowl-
cage OF the game Is. he is going right
IN from the jump to bring home a Vic
the same trick that he worked on
Eybsco In gaining, the first fall hui
fective one. and one into which Hack
VIII surely fan.
No Fear OF Defent.
II confidence and the perfection OF
condition will carry any one through
to victory, Gotch has as good as re-
ta!ned his title OF champion wrestler
OF the world \ defeat al the hands
OF tackensehmidt would be the great
experienced IN his mat career.
But %her he enters the ring to
Erapp!e with the huge Russian, Gotch
aces so confident that lie will be re-
turned the victor whether II takes hin,
only 1t lew minutes or il the struggle
is prolonged for hours. One thins
can be pat down here. and that is that
the champion means TO terminate the
battle just as quickly as he can
there have been many who believed
that Cotch'S chances OF winning would
be lessened the longer the match goes
Some OF those who are strong In this
belief are versed in ths game. too
Lhpt Frank Gotch has his own private
Views.
I've certainly got everything In the
game. although, there was some doubt
when started training as to my en-
dursnee TO outlast Hackenschmidt, II
the occasion demanded" declared
Gotch. Now as the result 81 hard
work hgure that ] have worked
myself to the, point where l VIII be
able to stand the grueling that is
sian know no Is strong. but alsn
k-.ow that he does not use his strength
TO the best advantage. discovered
that he wasted lots Of It In our first
match three years ago, and ] do not
since to overcome that Cault.
When we meet, the knowledge J
gained two years ago will be Of the
greatest benefit in the world to me
for the reason that will net hesitate
1contlnnad on Third Paae.>