Show CHAMPION GOTCH PINS YUSSIF MAHMOUT POW 4 a IV V W AP itow t gotch working for a toehold april 14 1909 gotch mot met and defeated mahmout bulgarian Bul garlan at tho the dexter park pa papillion in chicago it mus ono one of the tile great battles of the world champions career although tho the match lasted less than halt an hour vastly more wrestling of the strenuous kind was packed into it than thau in the championship battle between and gotch mahmout mout had defeated every wrestler of prominence except gotch in america he ile had proved a whirlwind against such resters rest as cutler americus Ameri cuB and beell gotch knew he was to faco face a dang dangerous emits wrestler of the aggressive type ho ile knew mahmout possessed great strength and unusual endurance the Tho worlds champion objected object od to the bulgarians wrestling in his bare feet anton pierri manager explained that it was as customary for wrestler wrestlers to grapple in their bare feet in bulgaria and turkey the turk finally consented to forfeit for this infraction of the rules gotch bad had trained faithfully tor for this match reaH realizing zIng that bo he was to bo be opposed by a foe of exceptional class and as game as any wrestler who ever stepped on the padded canvas constant drill on the tb art and long prints sprints on the road had put him in splendid condition when tho the referee called time gotch backed away from his corner wheeled about with a determined look on his face and rushed into the referee hold with the bulgarian mahmout seemed a trifle nervous gotch rushed in with the evident intent of making short work ork of his opponent he pulled Alah mahmout mout forward with a head bead bold hold and the bulgarian looked worried gotch tried tor for an arm hold but Blah mahmout mout ducked away the wrest wrestlers lera milled it in fast fashion there was plenty of action mahmout rushed for a leg hold bold but gotch dodged away gotch bored in a and mahmout pushed him away gotch went to his knees and secured a leg log hold mahmout Alah mout fought frantically to break avi away ay the wrestlers wont went to the ropes mahmout grasped tho the ropes in a effort to escape but gotch gained a bold hold and drew him to tho the mat mal gotch feinted for a toe too hold and then encircled Blah near leg tor for a the bulgarian turned over on bl bis t side elde arti gotch secured a half nelson mahmout Alah mout struggled lone long to escape from his this grip but finally succumbed amid a thunderous demonstration on that lasted many minutes tho the crowd which feared america might lose tho wrestling championship gave gotch one ona of tho the biff big demonstrations domon stra othia ot of hia life gotch following up his advantage rushed mahmout Blah mout hard in the second bout tho the bulgarian knowing bo he was outclassed fought every second of the time gotch secured an arm hold but mahmout broke tho the grip gotch pushed Alah mout out back and then secured a double bar lock and rushed him into tho the ropes there was a wild scramble blah mahmout mout fighting desperately tho the bulgarian went to the top and the crowd cheered him gotch came to a sitting posture and then by sheer strength broke a waist hold and went to we top gotch tried for the toe hold but mahmout broke away in another shuffle in the middle of the be t mat mahmout blah mout went down gotch tried for a harn hammerlock and the grappled to the ropes they were ordered to the center of tho the mat mal mahmout refused to give the same bold hold 14 the referee appealed to the bul dul a lans ians manager maksout broke a h bold hold gotch secured a half nelson and tho the crotch and the crowd began to see the finish of mahmout slowly but surely the shoulder blades of the game Dul bulgarian gavian were pressed to the mat by the worlds champion mahmout was so disappointed over bis his defeat that he wept ept bitterly copyright 1913 by joeeph joseph D dowlea dowles |