The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-03
Corbett's Daily Letter On
 Great Sport Topics
By JAMES !. CoRBET.r.


 (Editor's note: This is the eighth of series of articles which MT. Corbett is writing concerning the career of the late Frank Gotch, who went to his grave the undefeated heavyweight wrestling champion of the world. The next installment will appear tomor- row.)
 Rarely in wrestling history has . man perpetrated more fouls in sim gle contest than did Tom Jenkins on the night of May 1s, 1905. in New York. Largely through the use of them he defeated Frank Gotch in that never to- be- forgotten mat duel and so re- gained the title of American heavy weight wrestling champion. catch as : catch-can style.
 For some reason never made clear except possibly by charges oe favorit- ism, Tim Hurst. the referee, ignored every violation of the mat rules by Jenkins and utterly refused to dis qualify or even to caution the Cleve- lander.
 Jenkins won that night in historic Madison Square Garden-but not through superior wrestling skill, Gotch was beaten because his rival was per mitted to e-repeatedly--some or the foulest and most brutal tactics ever exhibited in a ring. In this way Jenkins broke down the superior strength and endurance of his youthful opponent forcing Gotch into an utter state or collapse as sensational climax or q sensa tional contest.
 With the call of time for the 1lrst fall, Jenkins rushed at Gotch but the Iowan grabbed him and tossed nlm to the mat For more than half hour, Gotch held Jenkins there and tried with furious eagerness to gain Tall. but Jenkins finally broke away and as ne jumped to his feet swung heaVy right-hand punch which caught Gotcn in the mouth. Gotch protested through his battered lips, but Hurst waved him aside. Even while Gotch was pro testing, Jenkins rushed at his unpre' pared rival. grabbed him around the throat and secured a strangle hold a foul mat trick. Gotch again pro tested. but once more Hurst answered lit by Ego to wrestling"
 Gotch broke loose from the TITS strangle hold only to fall into another Six times Gotch. by mighty e1IoI' shook off the choking grasp or ms giant rival--and six times did Jenk,n grab him in the same foul fashloii | At last the westerner finally succeed | ed in grabbing Jenkins by the rect turning him over and Hopping hlm ol the floor. having him in oouoi thigh and crotch hold. Jenkins seemed doomed to lose th first fall when of a sudden he reacne' up and clutched the ropes to save hun l self-a trick that every rule or Wresl ling specifically bars. That action Il Itself should have brought to Jenkin | a warning from the referee-ht didn't Aided by his hold on the ropes iJenkins succeeded in breaking loos from the Gotch hold. As he jumpe to his feet he kicked his rival, the struck Gotch in the face and followe this by another strangle hold.
 Jenkins. in other words. had broke four rules in wrestling in less thal one minute-yet Hurst calmly ignore each and every one of them
 Infuriated by Jenkins methods, Cote decided to resort to little brutalit himself He succeeded in catching Jenkins around the waist and flun him to the floor with great force As Jenkins was getting up, Cote hurled himself upon him. bore Jenkin Ito the ropes and dashed him dow again. The building seemed to shak with the impact Gotch then tried lpin Jenkins but the Clevelande grabbed the ropes for protection. A fast as Gotch could tear him loos'