The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-05

wriggled out of the hold and was
bounding across the ring to safety
For his defeat, Hackenschmidt Of
ferS but the one excuse, that his left
knee, which was injured in training
two weeks ago, weakened under the
pressure of the iron hands of Gotch
and it was useless to continue at the
risk of being permanently injured
Hackenschmidt went into the ring
with the knee in a bandage.
Courage Oozes Out.
Hackenschmidt semed i'll at ease.
During the first fall he went about
his work with his face set and any
thing but the CLINT of confidence in
his eye. 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 await
ing the starting signal.
Up in a box in the center of the
grandstand sat two women who did
more perhaps, to cheer Gotch on to
the audience. They were his mother
and his young bride. Frequently, while
in the tl1ickest of the fray, Gotch
found time to look toward the two
women and smile. During the ten
minutes 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
women.
Hackenschmidt was heartbroken
over the result. In his dressing room
for half an hour he sat in his wrest-
ling garb, crying and refusing the
proffered attentions and cheering
words of his trainers.
sGo away" he said to all Of them. |
Leave me alone"
And then his broad chest would |
heave and the tears would flow un-
restrained from his eyes.
Ak11~ ar
was over. He said the result was ex-
actly as he thought it would be.
Story a Brief One.
The story of the actual wrestling that
was done is soon told.
Time was called at 3:15 o'clock The
contestants Immediately locked heads
and began feeling each other out. For
five minutes they tugged at each 9th
er's necks, wrists and arms, but neither
a dangerous hold
1t was Gotch who first turned atten-
tion to the legs. He made several fake
passes at Hackenschmidt' knees before
he finally obtained a knee hold at the
end of eight and a half minutes. Once
the Iowan's massive hands We're fas-
tened on Hackenschmidt' left leg, the
Russian went down. He struggled out
IF that and a subsequent hold Of the
same kind and then became the aggres-
'or. At 10 minutes, Hackenschmidt got
1 body hold and put Gotch to the mat
But he was down only an instant ,
After il minutes of wrestling, GOtch
started Hackenschmidt downward with
/ knee hold faxed a crotch and then ]
iuickly worked the Russian into half !
Nelson. They struck the mat together,
read to head Then Gotch pivoted on
lis opponents stomach, clamped on a I
everse body hold and the first fall was
-ver.
The first I'VE minutes of the second E
,out was a replica of that period in the 5
irst. But, of a sudden, Gotch reached [
Iown with his right hand, grasped =
Iackenschmidt's left ankle and unbal-
need the Lion. While Hackenschmidt 4
vas trying to regain his equilibrium .
sotch struck the Lions injured leg with
is right knee and the Russian crumbled {
1to a heap on the canvas. Instantly -
sotch was on him, his powerful right ,
and firmly locked on the toes OF the I
nder mans left foot, Hackenschmidt I
creaued a couple of times, rolled over q
n his shoulders and gave up. :
Summary of Match.
!, inner-Frank A. Gotch, of Hum
oldt, Iowa, champion wrestler OF the 3
rorld. n
Loser-Gcorge Hackenschmidt. Of
)orpat Russia European champion.
First fali-Gotch pinned Hacken- 7
chnidt with reverse body hold. Time. :
second fall-Gotch pinned Hacken-