The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-05

City, ht announced that he would meet all corners as fast as they came along oeiuge of challengers followed-and Gotch accepted them all. Farmer Burns the teacher of Gotch in his early days and his "discoverer,'' was given the first chance-and Burns again went down to de1eat before the prowess of his remark able pupil
 In rapid succession the champion met and defeated the following, in a period embracing less than five months: Jim arr, Charlie Olsen twice), Hialmar Lundin. Yankee Rogers. Alex swanson, Fred BartIe and Leo Pardello
 Just about this time friends of Fred beell insisted that he could beat Gotch. The sporting world laughed at their claims. 1Ss pounder defeat the peer less lowan-the conquerer of men from zo to 50 pounds heavier! Absurd. But Beeh injected himself into the discus sion and Gotch. ever willing to gra ppIe With anyone who figured he had a chance to win. accepted
 The Gotch-Beell match was staged in New Orleans, December 1, 1906 It's re- suit stunned sporting Americal Beell was a wrestling marvel-one of the real wonders of the mat game His record shoWs triumphs over men who were giants in stature, ponderous in bulk Qulck as panther, as brainy a man as ever stepped into a mat master in ev- cry trlck or the game, Beells was for ] mldabie foe for any living man--except Gotch. But Beel felt that even Gotch was not his superior and backed up his peHet by wagering heavily on his own chances for victory He went farther. bv insisting that the purse be so split that practically all of it should go to the winner.
 And so tt was that Fred BeelI, confi- dent of his own powers, "feathered his nest because, through a fiuke, he de- feated Gotch and thus earned small sized fortune.
 Gotch found Beell as slippery as an eel at the outset and spent nearly 25 min utes Of the first bout trying to get the little fellow under him. At last the task was accomplished and despite Beelrs frantic efforts to break loose Gotch pinned the little fellows shoulders to the mat with his famous crotch and half nelson in 31 minutes total time.
 With the start of the second bout Gotch tried to grab Beell, but the little fellow slipped away, then whirled. caught Gotch and heaved the champion over his shoul- ders. Gotch jumped to his feet and only to be grabbed again by Beell and tossed once more. Twice more Beel gave Gotch the "overhead'-and twice Gotch unhurt came back
 And then it happened
 Beell caught Gotch around the waist for the fifth time and lifting the Iowan high into the air, flung him backward. The head of Gotch bumped against ring post with terrific force-and he crumped in heap--absolutely out. Beell hustled over to where Gotch lay, carried the uncon- scious form of his foe to the center of the ring and touched his shoulders to the mat, so gaining the second fall.
 Gotch was carried to his dressing room. where it took over five minutes to revive him. Hardly had he come out of his coma when the call came to enter the ring for the third fall battling. It was almost necessary to carry Gotch to the mat and when time" was called the champion, practically helpless, taggered toward his opponent. Beel quickly tossed Gotch to the mat pinning his shoulders without show of resistance.
 And so it came about that Frank Gotch went down to defeat at the hands Of Fred Beell, making it possible for Beell to inscrbc his name on the liset of heavyweight wrestling champions.
 But the glory of Beells championship was shortlved Sixteen days later-on December r. 19o6-he gave Gotch a re- tllt. match in Kansas City and Gotch won easily and once more became the king of wrestling America-the monarch who ruled supreme from that day until death came to him eleven years later.
 (To.b Continued Tomorrowo