The evening times., 1899-03-11
WRESTLING FIASCO
TN BALTIMORE
The Greek Refuses to Agree to
Barring the Strangle Hold.
George Burlingame Takes His Place
Against the Great Roeber.
The Champion Fails to Throw the
Maryland Man in Fifteen
Minutes.

Baltimore, Md, March 1.-THE wrestling
match between Ernest Roeber and George
Herkalides, the Greek. which was 10 have
been decided at the Germania Maenner-
cbor Hall last night, ended in fiasco. The
wrestlers were stripped and in their cor
ners when Deputy Marshal Farnau, of the
police force, stated that the men could
wrestle, but the strangle hold would be
barred. The Greek smiled sneeringly and
said: Il know Roeber has given the po-
liceman 500 to do this" Then there was a
hustle. G!uis
Al Herford, manager of the Eureka
Athletic Club, under whose auspices the
match was to be given. tried to argue with
the Greek and his trainer, but met with no
success. Herkaiides said II Roeber wants
to. wrestle, he will stick to the contract
and wrestle with no holds barred rep
resentative of one of the newspapers then
asked Herkalides IL he had expected to
win by getting strangle hold. Ger
tainly | did, and when I got it l would
squeeze him" said the Greek
After much talk behind the scenes or
the stage and from the stage TO the spec
tators, Manager Herford finally announced
the best arrangement he was able to make.
The Greek had refused to wrestle unless
all holds were allowed and the police de-
clared that no match should be given un-
less the strangle was barred. Herford s
ultimatum was that George Burlingame,
who claims the championship of the South,
would go on the mat with Roeber. II he
was not thrown by Roeber in five minutes
Burlingame was to get $50. II he staid
the entire fifteen minutes he was TO get
$l00.
Rober was a little careless during the
first five minutes, estimating his man some
what lightly, but he worked as hard as he
could 10 throw the Maryland boy for the
next ten minutes and was unable to do It..
Burlingame made the greatest showing he
ever has made since he took up wrestling
as profession. Time after time when the
local boy defeated efforts Of the German
to throw him the crowd went wild and
cheered him to the echo. After the bout
RoebeT told the spectators that he would
come to Baltimore in few weeks and meet
all comers. II anyone stayed fifteen min
utes against him he would give him $50,
Burlingame said he would not meet him
under such conditions, but would meet him
under conditions where the first man gain
ing fall would win the match.
Manager Herford invited everybody who
was not willing TO stay TO see the substi-
tute match to collect their money at the
box office. A meagre corporals guard re-
sponded. Others stayed and cheered the
local man.
Prof. John c. Doyle has 800 up as for
felt to meet Buriingame on the mat. Doyle
is game and an expert wrestler and Bur-
lingame's showing last night is not likely
to cause him TO call down his forfeit with
out giving Burlingame q chance TO arrange
match. Now that wrestling has been
revived as popular sport In Baltimore, no
match made could be more interesting than
one between Doyle and Burlingame.
Samuel Philips spared James Farren six
rounds. Phillips won, though Farren
gamely stayed the limit. They are ban
tams.
Frederick Packham and John Klein mid
dleweights, had a bout of Graceo- Roman
wrestling. Packham threw Klein in three
minutes and thirty five seconds. Next in
order came George Burlingame and W. C.
Hart. of Canton. Burlingame was TO throw
Hart in fifteen minutes or forfeit $50. The
wrestlers had a controversy as to whether
the match was TO be catch as catch can
or Graeco- Roman. II was finally conclud-
ed 10 wrestle for fifteen minutes Graeco-
Roman style. William Roeber was select
ed as referee. Burlingame lifted his man
and threw him forcibly three times. The
third time Hart landed on both shoulders
and the referee gave Burlingame the
match.