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-i % •'NO MATCH BETWEENGOTCH AND “HACK”fLEmpire Athletic Club Calls Off Bout Because of Champion’s Demands.Chicago. May 5—Because of the demands of Prank Gotch, I he wrestling match for the world's title between Gotch and George Haekensehmidt, the Russian lion, scheduled to be held at the White Sox bah park on Labor day, has been called off by officials of the Empire Athletic club.Gotch asked $20,000 for his end. besides an allowance of $1,000 for training expenses and a FiO per cent interest in the moving-pictures. Joe Coffey, matchmaker of the Empire Athletic cbd, called a meeting of the members of the organization and opinion was that Gotch was unreasonable in liis’ demands. Unless Gotch would accept the flat sum of $20,000 Ccffoy wab instructed to call off the maten, Coffey went back to see Gotchr but the big gladiator was just as insistent in his demands, and Coffey said there would be nothing doing,• In regard to calling off the match. Ooteh said as long as he holds the title lie intends to-get something for meeting the foreigners who come over here In quest of ids crown. The champion believes he hs*s askert nothing unreasonable, and he said the match ought to draw at least $50,000.When Gotch wrestled Haekensehmidt before the Humboldt fanner said he received $0,000 for Ids end, while Hack received at least three times as much. The champion said he had to concede to the Russian's terms when the latter was champion and. now that he is the lit! eh older he is going to make Haek-enschmidt meet Ins terms.Jack Curley, manager of “Hack/* says Gotch ia afraid to meet the Russian anrl is adopting this course to crawl out of a match with the foreigner.If
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Sioux County Herald
Orange City, Iowa, US
Wed, May 10, 1911
Page 3
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