Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1911 — Gotch and Hackenschmidt To Close Terms for Labor Day Match. [ARTICLE]

Gotch and Hackenschmidt To Close Terms for Labor Day Match.

Chicago Tribune, May 10.—Frank Gotch, world’s wrestling champion, and George Hackensmldt,. the Russian lion, will meet at the White Sox ball park on Labor day for the world’s title, unless an hitch develops today. Gotch, Jack Curley, representing Hackenschmidt, and Izzy Herk, president of the Empire A. C., under whose auspices the bout will be staged, will meet this morning to sign articles. The club has met all demands of the champion and has guaranteed Gotch $20,000 for his end, SI,OOO for training expenses, and 50 per cent of the moving pictures. Gotch yesterday wired his bankers to come to Chicago from Humboldt, lowa. According to Herk, the club, Gotch and Curley will post $5,000 each as forfeit money, and the president of tbe local club said there is not a chance for the match to fall through.