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None Can CompareWith Old Timers,Says Christ MillerBUFFALO. N Y.. Feb. 4 OJ.Pt-he sport of wrestling lias “gone r» the dogs. in the opinion of 'hrist Miller, former Germanmateur champion who met Franklotch in a world heavyweight titlenatch during the ei a when mat-nen d.d more grunting thanloaning.Miller, now in hi 60’ and using ' 1163 pounds to wrestle dish's i the tavern which he owns, i' lot blind to the fart that llv'port.- a« son ed up today “packs»m in.”Attendance la Fine.“Sure. Miller growled from the epths of his M-inch chest when kod what he thought of *he port's pat and pre-ent. “from thetandpoint of attendance the boys re doing very well these days, 'heyre drawing record crowds. 5ut. from the standpoint of wiest-mgwhy, it’s jut a farce.“Most of these guys today ouldn t hold a sponge to the old imers like Hackenschmidt, Hr. toller. Farmer Burns and Stani-lau.s Zbyszko. They re not in it . hen it comes to scientific wresting. They're a bunch of maulers v ho w ould hav e been mobbed bv he old-time crowds who enjoyed i demonstration of skill in the ing.“I quit wrestling back in 1911, ut I've kept close watch on the tame. I've seen a lot of thcw nodcrn bovs work—mostlv at theft •)usiness of entertaining the cu~-omers. 1 don't want to hurt theeelings of these modern lads uvaying they're mug but — well, hey're just mugs.Rates Schikat at Top.Miller rated Gotch, who threw lim in 11 minutes in their title natch at Toronto in 1904, as “the jreatest wrestler who ever lived. “I believe Gotch could haveaken the modern bovs easilv, andft.- ftf necessary, met them at their )wn game.As far as these modern vvrest-ers go. we have a few good ones. Some that would have given Got h a good bout. The way I rate them today is Dick Schikat. Hans Steinke, Jim Londov, Kd (Strangler) Lewis. Fd Don George and Marin Plestina. The re^t are a hunch of actors, and not so good
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Racine Journal Times Sunday Bulletin
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Sun, Feb 05, 1939
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