Show FRANK GOTCH DEAD former mat champion of world los loses es in fight with disease DOS des lown iowa frank A atch retired champion heavyweight evrest iest ter of the world died nt at noon sunday tit at lily ills home 11 uin boldt lon iowa of ur blemle poisoning ile iio lind been in falling health for two henrs tars gotch wits iia 41 years old ile he built uli lip a 0 fortune in wrestling and by investing ills earnings lit ID lown iowa farm lands ills his estate Is variously estimated nt fit between and nil all of 0 which represents money made through ills ability ns as a wrest wrestler lor gotch won the champion ship january 27 1004 1904 from tom jenkins after one of the roughest in matches evier ever seen in this country |