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TOMEET ROLLER:Chtn^ioM Ikfmei to Sign With Zbyssko UakM Circa W Per Cent of Receipt#.Chicago, 111., March 31.—Zbys-zko, the Pol la h wrestler who vanquished Mabmout the Turk at the Coliseum Tuesday night, has been watched to meet Dr. Roller, in^a finish contest at the same place 'em the night of April 29. Zbyszko agd Gotch, it was understood, were as good aa signed to meet for the world’s championship, but it seems, that their intended clash has flx-zlqd odt, temporarily at least Roller , Vecently foiled all the Pole’s attempts to throw him for two and a quarter hours at Kansas City, the police Stopping the go.Matchmaker Joe Coffey of the Xhspire Club brought the Pole and Gotch together at the Hotel Morrison yesterday. The preliminaries of the contract were all agreed to, it Is said, when Gotch upset the negotiations by degfiUiftttnf 60 per cent of the receipts,vwm or lose.; Neither Zbyszko*e~ manager,* Jack Herman, nor Coffey was much. Impressed by Gotch’s proposal, mpfl after considerable dickering the match was pigeonholed * add Jack Curley, Boiler's manager, jumped into the breach and clinched the contest between the docOT*ahd the Pole. xGotch argued thak he is the drawing card, and as such has the right to dictate terms to the ‘foreign wrestlers who come lt;rver here to meet mo for the fat end ot the loser's purge. He cited thd methods of the pugilistic champions j and said he was Justified id pur-! suing the same conrse in 1 making matches as they do. That ended the powwow.* OSfc*. left last night for Duluth, If fen.*, where he has a handicap m#tch. with Leo Pardello tonight! He Wifi »pt return do Chicago f#r quKe.a W%Jlo,*aavhe feels ho ppeds a long rest Hr open ^country, jfo will prohahly. take *’~uhfr hmktinf trip wOed* ,Ro»*and Gskw afce^ett towmJ*** night, for thefill a string of pmdtyfrj^ engage-; meats. ~ . * *Charier ttaUer wij^medo 91m Galvin in afiafchempire Jksajrw. talsiefT«wlt;*nifht.Cutter is Mtfftill now m*dlt;b* will profcaw make it hot for a** Iffth grappfofv
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Moline Evening Mail and Journal
Moline, Illinois, US
Thu, Mar 31, 1910
Page 20
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