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FARMER BURNSGIVES HIS VIEWSGOTCH GREATEST MAN EVER ON MAT, AND I TAUGHT HIM.ed with, muscles of Btecl and. there ie no man living wl*» can resist hla great strength. He is the best man who ever stepped onto the mat, and I taught' him the game, and am proud of it. .Has Wrestled 8,000 Times and Never Quit—Leads z Clean, Upright Life.What He Think* of Brown.“Carl Brown is a wonder for 00 young a man. Yon can’t leant the game in leu minute*. It took Frank Gotch twelve years to familiarise him-Belf with all the points Some time I may take hold of Brown and put him through a course of Training, as I think be ia made of the right material.1'Farmer Burns, former heavy weight champion wrestler of the world, today the best man on the mat for his age and weight, and undoubtedly the most thoroughly %'ersed individual in tbe world on wrestling holds, told some interesting facts about his life, while In the city last night.In conversation with a representative of the Reporter, he said; “I had my first match when I was 8 years old and have been on the mat .8,000 timeB during my long career. I am 51 years old, so you see I have wreetled forty-three years. Now, you know there are many fouls in the game and hundreds of these are made use of, hut I know a lot of them, and they've got to go some If they slip One over when I am refereeing a match.Always Wrestled on the Square,Tm glad to see so many women here tonight, as their presence keeps the fellows from swearing and becoming rowdy and these things promote the game more than anything elBe. In nil the matches of my life, I never agreed to a frame up and never quit. The beet man got the falla. This talk about breaking legs and arms, coming from the audience is brutal. Cut it out.Lead* a Clean Life.Holding up tbe fingers of his right hand Farmer Burns counted out the strict rules of living which he has always observed in order to keep in good condition. “I never drink, 'smoke, chew, swear or otherwise dissipate, and long ago cut out tea and coffee. A fellow has got to do it if he wants to keep in condition.Met a Million People.*'During our trip across the continent with the Jeffrie* show we coined money. I think the weekly receipts ran over *20,000. During that famous trip I met 30,000 people a week and altoglher became acquainted with perhaps 1,000,000 people-”In speaking of Frank Gotch, present heavyweight title holder of the world, he said: ’'Frank Gotch is to wrestle Amerieus soon at Baltimore. Of course ae will have no trouble throwing him, although ‘Amerimus is a powerful fellow. Gotch has pinned them all to the mat, and he can do It again. His whole body is cover-NATIONAL LEAGU2.W. L.New York .......,......25 nCincinnati .. 23 13Pittsburgh .. .......1$Chicago .........1$ 11St. Louis ...............17 21Philadelphia ...........13 17Boston .. ...............13 2Brooklyn ..............9 21Pci.800.513.485.447.423.871.300AMERICAN LEAGUE,TV. L.Chicago .. .............26 9Boston .................21 12Philadelphia ...........15 15Washington ...........16 18Detroit .....,.,..16 18Cleveland .. .....14 17New- York .............12 19St. Louis ...............10 22Pet.743.636.500,471.471.452.387.313AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.W. L,Columbus ..............26 16Toledo .. ...........24 15Minneapolis .............24 35Kanaas City ............22 19St. Paul ................19 23Indianapolis...........16 25Louisville...... ......14 23Milwaukee .. ......14 23Pet.619.615.615.537.452.380.378.378WESTERN LEAGUE.W. L.St. Joseph ..........,. .23 14Denver .......... 22 15Omaha ....... 20 IDDes Moines .............19 17Sioux City ........,..17 18Lincoln ...............14 20Topeka ..........*.....14 21Wfchita ...............14 22Pet.622.595.556.52S.486.412.400.389THREE-! LEAGUE.W. L.Springfield .Davenport ..............12Danville ........127910Quincy18 1113Decatur ...............ISBloomington ...........8 16Dubuque ..... 10 12Peoria .................11 13Pet..632.571.545.542.500.333.455.458CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.W. L.Burlington .......16 8Kewanee ............-*14 9Monmouth ...... 14 10Keokuk ...............14 12Ottumwa .. ........13 13Hannibal ..............11 16Galesburg .. ’...........10 1CMuscatine .. ........*.9 1.ret..667.609.583.538.500.407.385.345RESULTS YESTERDAY. • National League. Chicago 4, Cincinnati 1. Pittsburgh 3, St.: Louis 6.
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Waterloo Reporter
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Tue, May 28, 1912
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