Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1912 — ENGLISHMAN EASY PREY FOR CHAMPION. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ENGLISHMAN EASY PREY FOR CHAMPION.

Frank Gotch, world’s wrestling champion, defeated Alec Munro at Kansas City the other night. When Dave Porteous, referee, patted the lowan twice On the back to signify that he had won, Gotch came over to the ropes Above the press box and smilingly said to the newspaper men: .. “Boys, I’m done. This was my last appearance on the mat.” At that he jumped over the ropes. Gotch threw his hath robe, which he

has worn in every contest since the night of April 3. 1908, when he won the championship of the world from George Hackenschmidf in Chicago, to Jim Asbell, his trained. “Keep this to remember me by,” said Gotch. It was the easiest match Gotch has had for several years. The Englishman displayed but scant knowledge of the game, and Gotch, it seemed to spectators, merely played with the Englishman.

Alec Munro, Last Man to Meet Frank Gotch.