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SELLING STEERS A T $10.SO BETTER THAN WRESTLINGFrank Gotch, Now Successful Farmer in Iowa, Don't Have to Depend Upon the Mat Game—Sat He Can StiU Throw 'JhmDes Mcines, Aug. 6-rr‘l hope I will dwell on his Iowa lands and increasebis capital stock while sleeps.never have to wrestle again in xny life* I can make more money stuffing steers full of my own corn and selling them at §10.50 a hundred than I can twisting the lega and arms of all those would-be champion wrestlers. Just '■ for a pastime I sell witoiiiofcllea a* \ more or less profit and superintend one or the best little garages in the state outside of Des Moines/'So spake Frank Gotrh. world's champion, wrestler, of HutfiboKU, who [stopped off in Des Moines a few hours j yesterday on his way home from ICan-Uas City, where he wiestled Joss Ret-I built a garage last summer jnst for a place to loaf and fix my car. ft has grown by leaps and bounds until now I keep ten men busy in my repair department alone. Humboldt is on a heavily traveled highway and my garage happens to be well located.1 may be able to enter the Sowa ftuto tour to be held in October. The committee has been after me to enter a car. The only thing I have now that could be used is a six-cylinder runabout which I have had marie es-peoinlly for Mrs. Gotc*h,“Ftnil RIanR, the man who broughtmer of Dps Moines Thursday night. Gntrh out of retirement and put him Frank has discontinued his retire-j through the HackenSmidt matrh last ment story. Instead of saying that he; year, predicts a gond year for wrestl-has quit the game for good he re-jing-. He is not. ready to spring any marks. I hope they will leave me promoting plans, hut it is a safe betalone now. as l don't want to mix in the eame ativ longer.” They** meansthat the big fellow Is already hatching up a scheme lo cive Ihe country athe forcl.cn and homegrown grappiers j sporting thrill, Klank looks to see who arc continually telling the publir.big bunch of foreigners over again what rher could dn lo Frank Gotch if; this year. Roth Mhmout and Zbyfrz*they hud a chance, and who spring lame knees as an excuse when they appear like novices In his gnisp, GoRh is a unique figure in the sporting world. He might better lie known as the millionaire wrestler. Fnlikc others who have acquired world-wide fame in their sporting professions, GoUh shuns the bright lights of the Broadways anti is content toko are in I heir home countries at present, and both are making plans for an or her A in erica n invasion.“How about, the hull moose party. Frank? the champion was asked.MT am disgusted, but Wilson looks like the rleanest man of the three. However. \ don’t think a farmer like mvself need worry any about politic*, particularly in Iowa*
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Waterloo Reporter
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Mon, Aug 26, 1912
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