Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-27 | Page 12 | Gotchs Mat Battles

Ii I S MAT BAIl r t J Th cm t Wrestler and Eon His oos I 2 How to wrestle as Told ld by y Hi a Himself I and d toE tt j I GOTCH CRUSHES I II I I II I I I c. c i jl fr I Ia a f L I 4 j Final Pinal fall faU in Gotch's Gohs second battle vattIe with th Copyright JIg t 1913 b by Joseph B. B Bowles BoYles Volumes ha have been written oni on the second encounter r of the worlds world's champion champion cham chain pion with t in which tho Russian Lion was decisively beaten th tho tha largest crowd that ever watched a a. battle of ot mat gladiators in mo modern rn times Umes Some writers have cast suspicion on the he integrity of this match alleging that th the tho public was waa victimized This is an erroneous opinion ion arid and a 3 manifest injustice to tho worlds world's champion The real fact Is that was defeated before ho went vent on the mat mal Ho lie feared Gotch an and his bis toehold too toe hold but ho did his best and the better bet bt- ter man triumphed and his trainers contended contended con con- con I tended ho was wa handicapped by strained tendons In one ona of his knees This Gotch has repeatedly scouted c contending contend contend- In lug ing It was waG In the heart that his bis famous foe toe was ns injured There was no no hip hip- in this match Gotch as asserts ert Ho went vent to th the mat with the thO Russian with the tho lon of ot taking no chances and of ot crushing hl his opponent in as as de decisive decisive do- do clive fashion a as po possible The story of or the thc battle hattIe which oc occurred oc- oc September 4 1 1911 at t new baseball park lark in Chicago Is ono one of at tho the triumph of ot speed over or slowness of ot courage coura over fear of brain over o mere meie strength th From the tha time timo the gladiators took the tho referee roc hold 1 at the tho call of ot time until waned walled for mercy y at tho finish the superiority of ot I Gotch was manifest at At the the- start the wrestlers bulled bulle it about tho mat for tor five minutes stabbing stabbing stab stab- bing for tor holds hollIs with the American on the aggressive Suddenly p Gotch caught Hack b by tho the neck pulled him forward and tried for tor a I leg S' S hold but Hacken schmidt awa away ThO They tugged and pulled and shoved each missing at attempts attempts attempts at- at tempts to gain leg holds Gotch after 1 12 minutes of at rough work made a lightning lightning- shift shUt sprang forward secured a 3 leg hold and hurie hurled I to 10 the canvas Gotch tried for tor the toe and Hacken Hacken- schmidt scenting danger crawled about the mat to elude the time much mitch feared grip in a av desperate near the ropes came camo to his feet teet but Gotch again put him ham down clown Hack I came to a sitting posture broke a wrist hold and again aba was free Hack- Hack I ons at this point showed to the best advantage e in the tho match lIc He bored In secured a waist hold and put Gotch down but hut tho the American easily casU broke away wa and again hurled Hack to the mat Gotch Golch caught Hack off otto his guard lifted his near loar leg grape vInet tho the far tar Jt in iii a nl flash h and thun r reversed the tho grip Into a u crotch applying a n. half halt nelson nel nd- son on and find tell foil back bock in defeat in 1418 At the tho start of the second bout there was waa some somo preliminary feinting and then a n shuttle shuffle a moment of ot suspense e and Hack went sprawling to I th tiie mat In Into a flash Gotch Cotch had one ono o of his nis opponents opponent's legs IcS's imprisoned for tor hl Juts his famous toe hol hold Hack begged Got Gotch h for tor merc mercy but the tho worlds world champion insisted d on a n a taU fall Gotch pressed hN uk free freo arm a against Hacks Hack's chest t an and l bulled hl his foot toot back Hack grabbed grabbe the ropes but was forced to let go FO It was as the thc despairing effort of ofa a defeated veteran of the mat and Hacken Hacken- schmIdt sank back tor for time the bitterest defeat defeat de de- feat of his career in