El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-17
WHAT HAS GURLEY
NOW IN HIS MIND
Naugton Doubts if Chicago
an Is Taking Big Fight"
Very Seriously.
(By w. W. Naughton.)


san Francisco. Cal. Feb. 17.-Jack
Curley during his recent visit to san
Francisco had so much to say about
wrestler George Hackenschmidt that
some Of the smart fellows jumped at
the conclusion that the Flynn-Johnson
match is largely stall with Curley,
and that IL is GOtch- Hackenschmidr
event he is trying to pave the way for
Wouldn't It be funny II it turned
out that Way2
OF a certainty it is the easiest thing
in the world 10 make Curley drop
Flynn as conversational theme and
begin talking about Hackenschmidt
Jack becomes semi emotional. IN fact,
when telling Of how HaCkenschnidt.
rather than disappOint the public. went
into that other match at the White
SoX park, chicago, with wrenched lig-
aments and spIntered bones.
II memory serves, the public was not
let into the secret Of Hackenschmidt'
Injuries until after the match took
place There is reason TO believe that
quite number OF persons knew that
the Russian lion had hurt one OF his
paws seriously According TO CurIey.
the services OF at least one emineut
surgeon were required to bandage
BACKS crippled limb in such a way
that the lion might make a bluff at
engaging in a wrestling bout with
GOtch Of Iowa
what Did Hack Dos
And II isn't quite clear how Hack
enschmidt saved the public from dis
appointment He remained silent
about his incapacity and allowed the
biggest crowd that ever paid its way
into q wrestling event to gather IN the
expectation OF seeing a genuine match.
And right there was where the real
disappointment came in.
Curley, who keeps in touch with
Hackenschmldt, has received news that
the injured knee is scarcely ready Vet
for another tour Of the United States
An &-ray picture taken recentlv
showed a splinter of a bone adrift iron,
one OF the lions shanks or joints and
until the injury IS repaired in some
way. Hackeuschmidt viii have +o ra
main in retirement
1t is learned from another source
however, that Hackenschmidt expects
70 Renter the lists in the faI1 and ~
Curley cares to agitate for tTf-5
match with GOtch, the Russian win
hold himself subject to Curlev's or
ders-
There is something abouf C,,-1s,-
which suggests that he viii he sr-Ss,
70 the occasion There IS a susnfcio1
tnat he Is already at work 7r1O~ q
"a c-N sliscn Inldt-Gotch tussle and there
IS further suspicion that Ean F-S-
cisco viii be tile scene az ~ .t-z-
annual atch-as-catch-can reunion ~
tween the two greatest wrestIe-s ~
modern times" Ol
eli. If the cat jumps thar V-av r.
Eill be Interesting TO v-atob 80 -. -
FRANCISCO welcomes the first aDno,,r 80
ment In this connection
For years the sports Of Son H.,
CISCO nave mad about as much ne -
professional mat specialists &C fr-1{t
grover mas Tor the Me9fterrr nao-, 81
DuL unes change and ccasio-sTI,.
spoI ing crowds change with tbar, -
MAYBE the Tar west can he bro,,e-Lt ~ -
match with favor n lis mat
War To BE Reality.
~ DeSihs 20 look as though fbe mo
80 ~ uSte var between san FranetsSo
- Sity Will become sa-io,7q
ooXlng game. o- tne
CTS w Is quite possible that Coffrotb aud
49, -ll may regulate their diffe~-
~. lI regard to Washington's bfrtb-
- put ldler IN the wear when r,r,--
~ wants 70 show on the Fo,--+S -
10y IN san Francisco ana Cofr-,tb
We, AZ ~ 70 Follow suit at Daly Ci+V tie /
. re- ;,-,l t-y- FOR CoffrOth and Granev /
q w placaole enemies.
ia ON staple argument Is fhat /
s,s 80 L."L9 O-ty arena is q holiday r~ono- I
IN ~ 49, ana that he can only uss I
$50 ms MS Graney is reported 70 have [
80 Wual OF It, If 7 have the July
Cleo e5loer permits I'm san Fran
mo -It 4 70 be deferred from show
5a97 VI SCly Fourth and THANKSGIVING
dafas Use CoffrOth thinks these
your 1ifsi,, us oy divine right2 Not on
tb al do 81 which promises excitement for