Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-05-24 | Page 7 | Frank Gotch is Champion

FRANK GOTCH IS CHAMPION Wins Ins o 1 Out of Three Falls Pul Promo From Tom tie Kansas CH City Mo May 23 By D By winning win win- ning two out mut o of three falls ails fals from Tom Torn Jenkins Frank Frnk Gotch of or Iowa tonight acquired the time title tte of f champion catch- catch catch can wrestler of or America The wrester match was held in irm Convention huh hall halland hal arid and was witnessed by hy nearly people of or whom hom perhaps one tIm were women Jenkins won the the- first fall fal in 26 G minutes an and amid 36 seconds A half imm and amid ald bar har lock locI did the time trick In Jim the time s second bout Gotch Golch was the time aggles aggressor ag- ag ol from nan tIlL the call all cal of time line He lie le began early parly to lo twist Jenkins Jenkins' right foot and ankle and this eventually eventually ovell even even- ovel- ovel I l a I proved pro time the tie champions champion's undoing Gotch let Jenkins out of a n half Nelson arid and crotch hold only to catch his Imis rl right foot In mid ink mil air and twist It In a J perfect per I feet circle It I was one Oll of or the lie most cruel holds known In wrestling and a alook alook alook look of or agony agon over came cr Jenkins Jenkins' face tace as the muscles almost tore loose Jenkins Jenkins' leg was all ni bul but broken aDdlie and aDd he lie gave up Ul after fourteen minutes and amid nd t thirty h ty seconds The third fall fal was cas easy for 0 Gotch The Tho leg which had been bell given such a was as badly swollen and Jonkins Junkins Jon Jon- kins could hardly bear his weight on onH it H After seventeen minutes and Ift itt itt- If- If t teen leen en seconds a half halt Nelson elson and crotch hold put the famous wrestler wrester on his back bucl for ft n second time Throughout the time last bout Gotch paid little attention atten aten- aten tion 1111 ton to his opponents opponent's Injured leg leg anc and the torture that Jenkins was forced to undergo showed plainly on his face