The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-03

a quick fall the way he did before. I'm.
ready for all tina. sort of work.
Yes, will admit that perhaps he is
the fastest man, but am far the stron-
ger and have superior endurance. 4
think that tells the story OF how / feel
about this match.
1T will be my CHER aim to redeem
myself in the eyes of the American
people for all that has gone before.
The Russian confidence, of the SIM
pie plain foreign manner that is all
his own, Is conlrasted in a unique
way by that of Gotch. Although the
champion does not say it will be
"cinch," he leaves you the impression
that that is his opinion. He talked,
that way tonight when dropped in on
him at the Chicago, A. A., after hay
ing my last look at Haskenscnnidt.
Plans Quick Finish.
Remembering the terrible strain of
his long match with Hack in Chicago
three years ago and that strength.
confidence, the snap, GIBBS as the
match draws on, Gotch declared that
he was planning on quick finish to
the match. Instead of Juggling with his
opponent and trying to find out just
what his strength and present knowl-
edge of the game is, Gotch is going
right in from the jump to bring home
a victory. He does not say he will
try the same trick that he worked on
Zbysco in gaining the first fall, but
he says he has better and more effec,
tive one and one into which Hack will
surely fall.
If confidencesand the perfection of
condition will carry any on through
to victory Gotch has as good as re-
tanned his title of champion wrestler
of the world. A defeat at the hands
of Hackenschmidi would be the great
est surprise the Iowa farmer ever has
experienced in his mat career. But
when he enters the ring to grappel
with the huge Russian, Gotch does so
confident that he will be returned the
victor whether 1t takes him only few
minutes or if the struggle is prolonged
for hours. One thing can be put down
here and that is that the champion
means to terminate the battle just as
quickly as he can.
Complete New Rules.
Complete new rules will govern the
Gotch-Hack match The new rules
were made necessary by the fact that
there was not a single set of rules in
print that completely covers a match
of this importance. The new rules were
drawn up by committee of wrestling
experts, submitted to both principals,
and after severa, alterations, APPROX
ed by both. 1t is expected they will in
future be used TO govern all wrestling
contests of whatever Importance The
old imperfect rules left practically ev-
cry point to the judgment of the ref
cree. In the new set, all of the limita-
tons are rough work, etc, are defined
In many respects the event of Mon
day will be not unlike to that little
affair at Reno" fourteen months ago.
The celebrities will be there en- masse
as on the other occasion, special train
loads of sports are coming or have
come, and the arrangements for ac-
computations Of the crowd border on
the colossal President Silvy Ferretti,
of the Empire Athletic club, which is
staging the match. declared tonight
that he has fixed things SO that 100000
persons can get good view of every
movement in the ring.
During the day and evening I have
run into bevies of prominent sporting
characters who have come hundreds
of miles especially to see the match.
/ encountered them on street corners,
in hotel corridors and in short, every
other kind of place where you would
be likely to find sporting, and Man.
ager Bettison of the National Sporting
| Club of London were tanning" genial
ly with Billy Muldoon. the celebrated
physical culture expert, and Harry
Pollock, the New York sport authority,
when came upon them The two Eng
! lishmen were drawn clear ACROSS the
ocean and half of this continent by the
magnet attraction. H. H. FraZee, the
theatrical magnet, who once propos-
ed world tour for Jeffries and his
camp in the event of victory over
Johnson was another. Paul Armstrong
the playwright and pioneer sport wri-
ter, was also well to the fore with his
jovial good nature and keen humour.
Other dignitaries on hand represent
the higher walks"-judges, poets,
congressman etc.
They are all talking about the ev-
ent of the century"