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TUBK TO MEET GOTCH ABROADmMahmout's Manager Eecoivei Offei from london Promoter for Lout and Probably Witl AcceptChicago, Jan 15 —Ch .ago wroat-1’ng enthusiasts probaM • will not *lt;•1 tt eh* »ice to witness the adver tised wrestling match between You-alff Mahmout, the terrible Turk, afcd Frank Gotch the wvrld's heavyweight champion Unler^ Joe Coffey and hie copartners of ihe Empire Athletic club can raise the purse offered by B Marttnnelli. the mafch wlllwlll go to EnglandAn tone Flerre yesterday received a letter from Martinnellt, a wrestling promoter of London, offering a purse of £ 2,500 for a match between Mahmout and Gotch the match to be held some time in March In England Martinnelll ih well known in wrestling circles on the other side, and Pierre Immediate ly answered that as soon as Gotch will post bis forfeit he will hurry back to England with the Turk Mahmout is to wrestle Raoul de Douen. the Frenchman, at Kansas City next Tuesday night and on Monday night wrestles a handicap with Jess Westergaard at Des Moines lcrwa.
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Moline Mail And Journal

Moline, Illinois, US

Fri, Jan 15, 1909

Page 7

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