Show GOTCH MEETS TERRIBLE TURK IN CANADA V A 1 14 41 OF 41 A za an example of how the full nelson hold Is Appl icil N tho the season of 1905 6 gotch had bad IN 1 some thrilling and at timos humor ous experiences in canada winni winning ng tho the international wr wrestling estlin 9 tournament at montreal quebec and ottawa an incident ho be will never forgot forget warn bis his encounter with a turk grappler by br tho the name of karaganoff Kara kanoff thie this turk had been boon hailed balled as about the fiercest flor thing that ever happened lu in the way of a it wrestling demon he ile bad had defeated several strong men in to the tournament before gotch appeared on the scene gotch had heard of tho the dire things that would happen to him when be he faced this mountain of grappling bradu from tho the it was not tho the gotch habit to back away from danger so he agreed to meet the terrible T ask ark to see whether this wre wrestler istler wee were really halt human an al alleged legel thoro there wa waa a rumor afloat that ho he would brange otrange ot range gotch on april 6 1906 they had bad it out in a packed pavilion at park montreal the trouble for karaganoff Kara kanoff atod jast just 14 minutes when dr gambols blew his little whistle announcing the start of bos ban till ties the turk advanced in menacing fashion as though he might belong to the carnivorous caral species of the tuman family gotch however was wag not ibera there to be eaten up in just about 16 1 lemoods he discovered what the turk lid not know about wrestling then Q he dashed in sidestepped side stepped a fierce as ault sault and brought karaganoff Kara Karal kanoff canoff to the mat with a waist hold bold the turk possessed one redeeming quality great gmt strength he lacked alpert knowledge of wrestling but was powerful he ile could lift a ton gotch thought but gotch was not there to be lifted after karaganoff Kara kanoff had struggled in vain to rise he be stretched out and waited for something g to happen gotch decided to have some fun he toyed with his victim not to digap point tho the big crowd too much 11 fastened on a ham and brought back tho the turks arm until tho the crowd gasped then relinquished tho the gri grip pa then ho ha placed a full nelson bent the big turk almost double but lot him escape other holds followed in rapid succession it was a splendid workout for gotch but not for the turk r urk was looking around tor for a nice spot on which to flop bad had had enough gotch homeer ho weer weyer saved him that humiliation forcing hia big shoulders to the mat with a reverse body hold in 10 11 Ini minutes the official had trouble persuading the terrible turk to come back he had been convinced he about for his clothes his mana gar finally shoved him buck into the arma and he be came up as an though to his doom doam gotch went in to seo set how quickly ho he could defeat him in the second bout and slammed him to the mat avith ith a resounding thud karaganoff Kira Kara kanoff was too frightened to wrestle he was looking for some ai avenue jnue of escape gotch sat mat up and aa tho turk leaped to his feet fw ive bad had enough he beckoned ho he walked away gotch caught him by a foot and ano 11 to dig him hack back no thanks no more for him mo was thoroughly convinced gotch sat bat down and smiled ha he beckoned the turk to return bat but mr turk did not pause in his flight he ile v vaa an hunting his clothes gotch could have the match the money and the honor bonor but karaganoff Kara ICara kanoff wanted to live in peace and quiet he minted wanted his hands for future use that van the last frank gotch ever saw of mr karaganoff Kara kanoff ie Is it any wonder there them have becq few terrible turk turks since gotch became champion there Is only one who deserves the name and he be ezrah several years later he Is a bulgari ian an ard his name Is in Mab mahmout mout copyright by joseph B bowl |