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Show ITCH'S TITLE IS TO GO TOJTHERS Chicago, June 10 Champion Frank Gotch annouueed today that Bincc he has retired from the wrestling same and never intends to re-enter It. he will hong up thy gold championship belt next fall for a tournament in which American wrestlers are to compete com-pete for his title, Gotch stated a few weeks ago thet if ho defeated Zbyszko ho would retire re-tire and turn the championship over to Henry Ordeman of Minneapolis, whom he considers the heat American wrestler. But Chicago promoters to day sprung the tournament plan on Gotch and he thought the Idea an excellent ex-cellent one. The tournament will be hold In Chicago Chi-cago next fall. Among the prominent American wrestlers who will participate, are Honry Ordeman, Charley Cutler, Jess Westcrgard, Dr. Roller and "Atneil-cus "Atneil-cus " . Zbyszko's miserable howlnx against Gotch Wednesday night moans the death knell of foreign wrestlers In this country. Chicago promoters said today that no moro foreign wrestlers will be given a chance at the world's championship, as all of them have proved disappointments disap-pointments to the public. Henry Ordeman left today for Minneapolis, Min-neapolis, where on Friday ho will bo married to Miss Margaret Madson of Prospect Park. Ordeman and his bride will leave Saturday for Liergen. Norway, whero the wrestler will visit his mother and relatives. Ordeman will return to America in August to prepare himself for the Chicago tournament. |