Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-03
THE GREAT WRESTLING MATCH
Between Lewis and Roeber One
of the Finest Ever Seen on the
Padded Boards-Sullivan and
Mitchell Make Love to Each
Other-Jack McAuliffe Makes a
Match.

a
fight, and McMillen won in five rounds.
The other attraction was the wrest-
ling match between Evan Lewis and
Ernest Roeber, both we'll known.
There were probably 5000 people In
the seats. Judge Anthony Somola was
the master of ceremonies, and John
Duffy the referee. The men came into
the ring at quarter past eight, and
very little time was lost in arranging
the preiminaries.
Prof. Robertson, Henry Baker, Geo.
Suetigl and John A. Sullivan were be-
hind Hinds and Andy Bowen, John
Frost and Henry Kerns were in Mitch
ellis corner. Both men had apparently
been carefully trained and looked big
welter-weights.
The fight was a rough affair, neither
man displaying much science, but each
manifesting measure Of pluck. The
men went at each other ia an awkward
manner and pounded each other at
will. Kinds appeared gioggy at the
end Of the first round.
There was an abundance OF hard
hitting In the second round, which was
telling rapidly on Kinds, who was badly
winded
The next two rounds were about the
same as the preceding ones. Mcmillan
seemed 10 be doing all the effective
work. He got first blood by hard
punch on Hinds' nose.
The fifth round began as usual, in the
centre OF the ring, the men jabbing
away harmlessly. There was mixing
in the centre, and hot exchanges OF
rights aud lefts, Kinds evening up
somewhat in the rally. Kinds got a
heavy right-hand heart punch and Nc
MILAN fought him TO the ropes, Kinds
barely saving himself. After clinch
| Mcmillan landed hard, aud Hinds's fell
at an off post, completely exhausted.
He was counted out, and the hight was
given to Mcmillan.
After the Milian-Hinds contest,
the club attendants prepared the ring
for the event of the evening, the Evan
Lewis Ernest Roeber wrestling match
for the championship of the United
States.
The purse for which the men wres-
tied was So, 900, 5000 to the loser. The
men entered the ring at Q O'Clock,
LIE wis accompanied by Choynski and his
trainer. Duncan, and Roeber with
Frank Bishop and Martin Julian. Lew
is weigt was said to be lS5 and ROBBERS
176. The choice of style for the first
bout was tossed for and as Lewis won
he selected his fayorite, catch-aS-catch-
can.
Before introducing the wrestlers,
Referee Duffy announced that it had
been agreed that the strangle hold
| should be barred.
There was the customary exchange OF
salutation at the centre of the ring be-
fore the battle began. 1t was beauti-
full match. Lewis reached Immediately
| for the body hold and knocking Roe
ber's right leg from under him, fell or
the German with his right arm tightly
wrapped around the waist.
He got a half-Nelson, but Roebel
deftly slipped away in clever serpen
tine movement, repeated moment
afterwards. A third time Lewis got his
favorite neck hold and struggled for q
fall, pressing his great weight agains,
the stomach and chest of the New
| Yorker.
1t was a narrow escape for Roeber
both shoulders not going down. The
men were graceful in all their move
ments and struggled desperately.
Roeber manifested WEAKNESS and wor-
ry, and Lewis showed superior strength.
They worked from corner to corner
Lewis once or twice getting a firm bod
hold, but Roeber managing in each In
stance TO save himself.
| Ultimately however, Lewis got half
Nelson and leg-lock, and calling int(
service his great weight. bore Roeber Il
| the carpet, Doth shoulders touching In
| full view of the audience, and the fal
going to Lewis in 7.6.
The second bout was Graco-Romau
and was fercely and determinedlI
fought. 1t was ROBBERS choice style
and Lewis became necessarily defen
siye. Lewis showed wonderful dexteri
ty and Roeber got the fall only after ,
long and cleverly wrestled bout.
After much wrizging about Roebel
threw Lewis aud the latter's head strucl
the mat. The strangler became defen
| sive, but narrowly averted fall. The!
worked upright, and Lewis forced Roe
Der around the ring.
Roeber tried to score fall and th'
men fell in each others embraces. Or
the mat Lewis showed admirable skill
in avoiding some Of his antagonist
best holds, and his caution kept hi
shoulders free.
The evening was warm and the meI
perspired freely, making 1t difficult FOL
them TO maintain their holds. Severa
times Roeber came very near suceumb
ing, although this was his especial style
Finally the men, living on the carpe
with Roeber on top, turned completed.
over twice, Lewis landing underneath
with ROBBERS left tightly around hi
waist.
Lewis was twisted on his right sid
by sheer physical strength, his heav.
body lifted in the air aud his shoulder
and neck against the carpet.
After q fierce struggle, the Germal
messed both shoulders down and wa
lawarded the fall ia % minutes and 5
seconds.
| The third bout catch-as-catch-can
was trIfie longer than the first At tha
style. At the very start flying IA
was claimed by Lewis but was disal
lowed.
There was some remarkably prett
work 10 the bent and the grapevine an