Show WANTS mm TO BE Or A PUGILIST Prank Frank Gotch Thinks He Would Have No Trouble Beating Pres Present Present ent cut Champions Chicago Nov No 9 Frank Gotch Goth cham chain champion champion pion plon wrestler on more announces that he has made up his mind to take up pugilism Gotch thinks the present crowd of heavy heavyweights heavyweIghts heavyweights weights barring Jack Jacle Johnson does not appear formidable and that a good matt man could simply wade through the bunch The Time heavyweights today do not n t com corn compare compare pare with Jeffries FItzsImmons Coc Co Cobett bett or Sharkey says Gotch If th the did I would steer clear of ot the th gum game But who Is there to beat Burns Bums is i little mUe though a good fact net one orie and I presume quite clever cleer and a strong hitter bitter Schreck was recently beaten by Kaufman and the other heavies barring Jack Johnson are not nt worth talking about Gotch says there still is some cha chaA ca caIn In the time wrestling game but no big bl money unless he can get on with George The Kansas City promoters promoter will wUl guarantee a purse pure for the match which Gotch ig ts willing to split 60 and 40 and give gle the long lone end win or lose or will go on with him winner wInne take Stake all if it he thinks ho can beat him |