| Show V V VV V V e. V The Cair rs Champion Wrestler and His on How to Wrestle as Told by Himself V V end and to V V GOTCH CRUSHES ITALIAN CHAMPION T u L u Leo L run matter maker o or I wrestling wrestlIng- mat at one time Ima imagined he lie could down Frank Gotch The Italian Italian Ita Ita- lian han was sas heralded as ns one ono of or the toughest tough tough- e est eat t men mon in the thc game amo tint and Goth Gotch tIou thought ht he ho was taking on a t. t big contract lon eon tract In agreeing fig to an encounter wj with this fighting demon from sunny Italy Both Doth wrestlers were disillusioned disillusioned November o 26 G 1006 at the Casino Chicago o wh when n th they y met In a finish After this defeat defeat de dl- de- de feat devoted hi his talents tR to come comedy and ancl a as a mirth producer jr r has made countless thousands Gotch had heard that was vas a breaker bone and a fighter lb Ho was apprised that he would e De e fortunate fortunate fortu fortu- nate nale to e escape cape with both ears Intact and all hl his uk teeth In his head after en encountering encountering en- en countering c tho tile latest sensation from Crom Latin Europe The rime night of ot the match found the pavilion packed almost almot to suffocation rushed at Gotch like a 1 x wild hid wildman wildman hidman man when the referee signaled the time start but Gotch stepped side him I whole Whale handful of or Gotch's hair ir from the tho roots root y V That proved tho the downfall of or Par Par- drib dello as an aspirant for tor the tho wrestling honors In a wild the wrestlers shifted about the mat and In less than thirty seconds Gotch had left foot oot up his hack for tor the toe hol hold There Thoro was a sharp hurp snap audible to those at tho the ringside glde I with a u groan fell to 0 the mat In ii defeat An i examination showed that a ligament had b been en snapped but but the game Italian came back for fOl the toc second sE-cond fall which Gotch Golch won aon in hi a few tew seconds second t Gotch made a speech i In which ho told th the crowd 11 lie lid deeply re regretted th the l accident t to It was wa Otto one O of of the few times the thc worlds world's has lost his bits temp temper l' l ut at the mU mH I The rho da day alter after the match says gayl Gotch a friend of lC mine met Pa h hobbling about the thc streets of oC Chicago What do ou you think of or Gotch now now- m my friend asked him J Gotcha was his answer t Any V VV V VV V wr V V V 4 r tr wi 49 4 4 Gotch with half nelson and crotch hold on OIl Gotch went to his hands hand and anti l knees nees lifted In the tho air and anti hur ed him to tho the mat This was mias tho the signal Nig-nal for or to employ the rou rough rou-jh h t tac tactics tactics tac- tac c- c tics for which ho he was He lIe rou gouged cd Gotch with his elbo and shig slugged him In the time fh rh crow crowd hissed but Gotch had hail learned his opponents opponent's actual strength anti and took tool these thrusts lightly V Soon showed his tf an and resorted to the Marquis of or Queensbury cOil code ll Ho came camo to hl ins hla feet f-et and aurl a jl i swing at and nd lh the crowd a again aln hiss hissed cd Gotch lunged and ind brought to tho the mat moat a again Gotch was working for or c a n holt hold to se secure secure secure se- se cure the first tall fall Ho tie had slipped over a u crotch an and half nelson and was gradually forcing th the shoulders r or of hI hla opponent to the canvas reached cached over oer In a fit tit of or ra rage e glabb the thc Iowan lowan b by the hair an and pulled a 1 Gotcha he lie heelY very elY fina ma da Ia fell Cell He Heona gets t ona tho the mata and go o ton tOLl da d Gotcha he da Joke jolce One fins f ila n. n Joke I 1 to laugh Gotcha 11 ho he my JOy and twist him da backa Oh Ohm Gotcha ho he yes tS very 1 da fell felt After Alter this match P seemed to t take kc a proprietary interest In t the champion After lel every ocr mati Gotch had in III Chicago hl his wrestling Ung disappeared took them thc for tor souvenirs After his last match In Jn Chicago o Gotch ordered a boy to s gt t t Ms Ilis tights and anti see set that thc they were vero car 4 to his hot hotel botch 1 noticed th that thit t the boy had them In charge l After Gotch departed from the dressing roost room he approached d the tIme youngster and took the sayingS Gotch Gotel had him to carry It to lila his hotel Thus Thu he hel he secured sec an un imposing addition to bli bl trophy troph room that night V Cov Copyright 1913 by y Joseph B B. Bowl J |
