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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1911. 13 American Shows Up Foreign Invader in Wrestling Bout Russian Lion Is Easy GOTCH MAKES SHORT Upsets Hold Boards LONG 'CAME BACK' Champ SHRIFT OF RUSSIAN And Golfers Wonder AND BEAT ADAMS For -, \u25a0\u25a0--.», American -.-', -. .- -. - • ... - Measure and Results of Class Singles Give Two Quick Falis Decide Match, Hack Crying Kales Takes Newton's Fred Bass as Winner of For Mercy When Toe Hold Is Applied Cochran Comes In, Beating Hayne "Seconds'* \u25a0 PETE SMITH CHICAGO, Sept. 4.—The geographical center of.the wrestling world*was [Special Dispatch to The Call]' .-< Play in the class singles tournament today. ' DELV MONTE, Sept. first of the contests re- of the Golden Gate club was concluded more ever fortified at Humboldt,'-, la., the home of Frank Gotch, The day elimination? Only than is all yesterday on ithe park ;courts. * ,the Moreover, Referee? Edward W. Smith," who proclaimed the world's champion suited in some tremendous* upsets in the first 32 flights, and the talent finals *ot7 the 7 first and > second* classes mighty defeat by his clubmate, remainedsto* be =: contested, and these victor over George Hackenschmidt in two straight, quick falls, declared that at sea:. First the Newton went down to were won by »Herbert: Long fand Fred; being. in fact good Bass,• respectively.:.Long > has evidently- for the next 10 years there would be no shift of 'wrestling capital, unless Frank Kales, and* while the latter is no mean performer, ; would have returned; to his 'old .form and Is playing Gotch should choose to change his place of residence. enough to? interest any one, yet in; any other game but golf he splendid* tennis. He did , not start out ' player on well yesterday, but soon settled s down showing crowd decreed that he had been 1 to 5 shot. Newton )is probably the strongest tournament :* » ,* The Russian's was pitiful. The a? v •' to flbusiness and »defeated Adams ':": in the defeated 'challenger, through copious tears, averred? that form that is entered. J , ' three s out yof four.*;sets; *-*\u25a0 Long made "quit," bur ?he . numerous jdouble- *faults •at :• the;: outset; busy and took a fall out of Robin driving lobbing a wrenched knee, on which Gotch worked and speedily Then. Guy Cochran of the south got but his and iwere per- a entered the arena with very * state. qualifying round, being put * out by feet. i5He : was iaccurate ;>with his reduced him to an almost helpless Hayne, who tied for low score in;' the drive- and did *some clever -placing-and In any event it is certain that the Ooohran in one of the most desperate passing." ' Adams was "- not at his best Saturday foreigner's nerves, were on edge. He finishes seen on a golf . course. Newton won. 7- and 5. V-. B.,M. Ireland; 2. and the hard ; match he had' *by default. W-.JohnF. to on He wag unable spent a sleepless night and was pale Starting they were all Lawson? 0: Ireland' won seemed itell him. the?sixteenth* Garby, 2. W. B. Ireland ;4: = Garby won. ,4: and ,3. to assume the net position and lhad to when he crawled through the ropes. Dr. WINNER GETS $21,000; square and. both drove over the bunker. R. M. Eyre fi. R. Y. Hayne 0; Hayi.e won, 1 and be content to play from the back court, J. J. Davis, who examined both* wrest- Cochran'approached ito lthe edge of • the 2;; W. R. Millar 2, A. H. Meeney 4; Millar won. which *in this style of game: gave: him ; TAKES $13£00 green. Hayne the pin. 3 and >2. Dudley Fulton 0. F. H. Edwards 3; little chance. He was driving In poor lers before they went to the mat, de- LOSER to 110 feet ?< from Edwards 5 and 4. R. L. MaoLeßy 0, F. «a great many outs and might \ Cochran, playing the odd, holed his fwon." 5,' H. form and made clared that while there be some-; it to H. O' Keefe *3:* Macl.eay * won. and 4. "- .W. nets.':-?' Long won •\u25a0-, the 'yfirst set, 6—3. rbamplon*hlp long putt for three, which left up (i. • 4; won, and 2. *- thing wrong with Hackenschmidts '- Facts of the ? Crocker 7, W. Nickel Nickel ;;took' a in the second set ex- Robin, s He stood the gaff, however, and cup, Tobin 0, H. B. Adams brace knee, it was not evident: during the mutch: - mDel:Moute handlcap-^Cyril c had ;*things his own way always, ' Winner—Frank 4. Gotch; of in- a burst of applause holed his. Still Lamb 10;*Lamb *. won, >2 \u25a0• up. 0..F. Garrllt. 4, and P amination. ' ? ? :-7- •'- square seventeenth, Cochran was s < and 4. 3. M. having a' safe,lead until he won It. 6-—2.* Humboldt, la., champion .of < the on v the Frank Griffith!6:' Griffith won. 5 Long, MAKES THE ?RUSSIAN. BEG f stymlned" by^a* drive, got out £: Reynolds 4; .won.^ 2 From this point on It was all and vrorld. sliced O'Keefe *5. H. M. O'Keefe: only While took 14 "-" beautifully and down In four. Iand il.-:jiWilliamBrooke 4. F. J. Lane '5; Lane he lost one game; In the next two it Gotch minutes and „:.:looser— Hackenschml dt went sets.v.;*:-^;,,.-"/-y-v;'"-- y-;- \u25a0 won, ifand 277 ,E. B. Tufts 1. R. P. Tisdale- 4; 1-5 seconds gain the first fall, the v-Hayne, ~. his favor, sliced * '-* *^1S to of Dorpat, Russia, European with X all "in'- : won, * *. s West /*The' score in favor of Long required only 5 minutes and champion. his approach, muffed his third to? at Tufts 3 and 2.*.-. W. W. Crocker 1 <>. final was " second fall Hughes\u25a0 6: < Crocker .won, 2 ; and 1.? Sumner; Hunt 6—3. 2—6. 0. 6—l. seconds, \u25a0 32 1-5 which Hackenschmidt's First fall—Gotch pinned Hack- least 15 feet from hole/ifailed- on ihis 2; and 24. S. 8. :y Fred.; Bass, by his ; * assert proves that his knee was body putt, taking \ one up and 4. J.*. J.? Melius Melius won. 1 > defeat- of W. Mar- friends ensoh nit with 7a % reverse five. Cochran Parsons- 2, s, Bruce : Heathcote 1; Heathcote?.won, cus in the:finals,*: proved to-be: the best • go. :.ft;-ft-" ;; \u25a0 . in bad condition. hold. Time, 14tl8 1-5. ? ; one to > ' and 3. :ft?--: \u25a0..-*..;.-.:-, \u25a0;."-»\u25a0'«•?-•'•'-'' \u25a0 \u25a0< '-\u25a0'-*-" "?•>'": ; players. •. authority- for the Hayne* eigh- 5 -...• of ithe |second class fHe played Referee Smith is \u0084 fall-*-tiotch pinned fc squared matters at the 'a: Second 16—-C. : Bentley B.;Lindsley 2; 8 ; Second get- H. '1.» F. a first rate game;: and ;if ;he keeps on statement that when Gotch secured the Hnckenftchmidt- with a toe lock. teenth by5 driving the ? green 5 and : Llndsley won. and: 1;-: E. J. Schneider 2. F. W. improving as rapidly as he has in the fatal toe lock, which won him the sec- Time, 5t32 1-5. ting "-. a?.*: three, Cochran- missing (\u25a0: a £10 Selby *0; a Schneider won. 1 up. ; J. <0. Tobin : 0. '* y Thus, * " last year he '.wills soon be placed? In the ond fall, Hackenschmidt : cried out: Total Trreatlinnr time—l9:so foot putt and going out in four. W. K. Wright- 0: ( Wright won, fl-up and >27 -- yes- 2-5. '• first class. He used a chop stroke "Don't hurt my toe!" and a second later Attendance—3o,ooo (estimated). all.square," they started'their nineteenth holes *A.fJ.:- Coogan 2. L,. 1 Sale: 0; iSale' won. 1 terday „->: great success, making my leg." receipt*«S7,os3. hole. ; *\u25a0 laid ¥ a up; B. K7?BagbyO, E. O. Hodge 3: Hodge won," withv.a "Don't break and fell with his —Total On his second Cochran many: *. passes.*- "- was a frothing at beautiful on the?: green ?J the 2 * and 1; -IT.^ !2. C. F. :: Stanton 3; clean The '. match shoulders to the mat the. tVotch'a share—92l,ooo and 50 brassie in B. Eastland fought \u2666 fiveiset '•/ affair. >-- Marcus per cent of moving picture face-off'a, gale it of wind,*./overran %.the Stanton won, 1 up; Julian Thome, 1. G. A. Innes hard mouth. 2; iInnes * won,' 0, E. .L. started like wlaiier by taking the first fall from a reverse profits. hole on his first putt,~~ <;but holed out a 6 and 5.1; E.. B. Murphy * sa: .The resulted - :?v putt. Hayne, but a Gregory 1;: Gregory won. and 3. .*v first set with the ' loss of but two games. body hold after.the men had struggled Hackenschmidt's share—sl3,soo. nine 5: foot • with V - a affair, :\u25a0>putt,: dropped into hole, Third Ssixteen— H. B. Dillehunt 2, l W. M. The second set was long deuce 14 minutes 18 1-5 seconds. That ter- Jack Curl Hackenschmidt's four.? foot the 3; Moore J. Sullivan O,' E. on toe hold, for is manager,; received 920,937 'as j. his but out--again,-hence , there are*tears Moore 4 and 2. M. with each player; In the lead several rible which Gotch 4 B. Braden 14; ;jBraden ; won ?by t default. F. M. occasions. ''"'\u25a0>" r'"""7v*. ''^~"-"\u25a0'\.7' famous, was responsible for second share. in Burlingame. , Slade ;3, Huston 4; up. > E. games the : to Wilshlre, y F. :B. Huston won '1 ;; Bass finally won after 14 ; had fall.
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