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!NI*OKT WEEKLY LR;It:orie•e§:oGOTCH IS READY.HAS MONEY TO BACK HIMSELFAGAINST TURK.Ss* iFarmer” Burns and Ole Marsh in the City Today—Gotch Looking for a “Go” with Rooney—issues a Formal Challenge to Rooney and Posts $100.Frank Gotch arrived, in the city Saturday night for the^purpose of negotiating with Manager -Ohaflson for a wrestling bout with-EIi the- Rouman* ian. He was accompanied here by Ole Marsh who came ail the way from Idaho to be present and act with Mr.Gotch. This morning “Farmer” Mar-*tin Burns arrived in the city from Big Rock and it is probable that the forthcoming match will be decided definitely some time during the day. Mr. Gotch means business.' So do the other gentlemen who are here representing him.Gotch was seen relative to the proposed match and said:“I will go against Eli for any part of a thousand dollars, not to be less, however, than $200. I would prefer $250. I saw the manager of the Turk and lie stated that he would bet $100 on the side. Tins is not enough. 1 understood that he would put up $200 or I would not have come. He made such a statement in The Leader. The expense of training is so, great that I woukl not like to undertake getting ready for the “go” unless there is more money in it. I, may lose of course, but if I win then I will get enough out of it to pay me.”Wants Rooney.But Mr. Gotch wants a bout with Rooney of Chicago. He says that he wiii wrestle Rooney, eateh-as-eateh-ean, Police Gazette rules to govern for any part of $1,000. and he will post $100 forfeit with any newspaper, bank or responsible party in this city.Mr. Marsh, who comes here witn Mr. Gotch is originally from Decorah this state, but he has been in Alaska during the past several years. He is something of a great wrestler himself but not in the same class with Mr. Gotch. Last summer lie took Mr. Gotch into the Klondike while there •Mr. Gotch did not lose a single fall, hough there are a number of very :• lever men up that way.Frank Gotch stated today that hewould wrestle any and all coiners for any part of a thousand dollars eateh-is-eateh-can, so that, there is but little question but that there will be a forthcoming match between him and Witt-■tier of Cincinnati whose challenge was received today. All that’is to prevent is the details of the match.Manager Charlson. manager of Eli staled today that if Eli won from Gotch. as he believed he would. he would then be ready for a match between Eli and “Farmer” Burns. It
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Davenport Weekly Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Tue, Jan 07, 1902
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