Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-03-12 | Page 7 | Hackenschmidt Has Offered to Meet Harbertson

HKEIiSCHiDT HAS OFFERED 10 MEET IBERTffl Charles "Young" Hackenschmidt. brother of George Hackenschmidt, the famous "Russian Lion," is seeking the scalp of Jack Harbertson. according to a report from Salt Lake City. Hackenschmidt Hack-enschmidt is remembered locall tor a wrestling exhibition he gave with his trainer at the Orpheum theatre last season, as a Pantages vaude He attraction. At that time, Harbin sen was mentioned to him with such ir quency that he became "peeved" and, figuratively speaking, "thirsted for Jack's blood." He hurled defis al the champion middleweight, but when Harbertson accepted one of these "Young" Hackenbchmidt dropped out of the limelight. His latest challenge will probably be accepted by Harbertson, if the Ogden man thinks such a match worth the making. Hackenschmidt was unable to throw August Sepp twice in one hour, as he had agreed to do. at the Moose lub in Salt Lake, Saturday night. Regarding Re-garding his desire for a match with Harbertson, the Salt Lake reports are to the effect that he will post both a forfeit and a side bet.