New-York tribune., 1900-03-22
orS SEN GETS THE DECISION
,orprp DEFEATED N 4 FAKE"
WRESTLING CONTEST

-. .vsraee citizen Of New-York is quick
-. he svindles that have passed was strik-
- t7yst-ated at Madison Square Garden last
-. The sleek and asture professional promoter
- an realized that year was time enough Tor
-. o-ss,a-v mortal 10 forget an unsavory sporting
..e, that vas the reason that one Ernest
80 The American champion. and one Bech
o..s- -be alleged champion Of Europe, met on the
=, ~ the Garden last night and between seven
80 stebt thousand deluded persons paid anything
., n cents 70 s. for the privilege OF witnessing
o,bsr fake" similar 70 the old swindle in which
Josber and Touss0uf the Terrible TURK TOOK
rs-. not many months ago.
There has not been sucn crush IN Madison
ronsre Garden IN mary day and late corners iell
,,to rhe hands Of the ticket spectators and PAID
5ouble the price Of early admissions ihey sa"
.-n short wrestling matches between men OF no
-.,,,,fsr reputation and a partially finished bout
be-xeea Roeber and Olsen. Roeber secured one
eel aided by a smother hold. In the second IiaI
rhe foreigner picked up his lighter opponent
slammed MIN 10 the floor, and then Roeoer qull'
asserting that one Of his ribs was broken the
,efsree Samuel Austin. then calmly gave the de-
eisi7r 10 Olsen ana the thousands rushed out OF
ne building the majority believing that they had
again been hoodwinked
Il was the opinion Of Tom O'Rourke and others
whose IDEAS Of such things command more or less
respect that the whole show had a suspicious look
Many nen who usually heavy bettors at ring
contests refused absolutely last night 10 be IN
vegled into wagering cent on the contest. As the
owner ot one OF New-York's largest gambling
houses put il: II did not Ike the looks OF Things
There was entirely roo much money ready 10 bet
upon a stranger whom nobody appeared TO know
snythng about. You could not get me TO bite on
game Ike that"
Roeber entered the ring al $50 O'Clock. His mus
c.es stood out like immense whipcords, and he had
the appearance Of q little Hercules Olsen was his
opposite in every way. with a perfect mountain
md mt .
muscle showing anywhere His barrel was immense.
and ne was several inches taller than his opponent,
and have weighed al least forty pounds more
Inspector Thompson had charge Of the police ar
rangements and he had in the building apparently
fhe entire squad OF bicycle policemen and a goodly
number Of regular patromen. A swindle and
possible r1ot evidently prepared for
u was $50 when The men were ordered 10 the
centre Of the ring. while the friends of Olsen were
selling loudly Five 10 four Olsen.'' in amounts
varying from s. 10 thousands. Those who had
seen Roeber take his flying leap to freedom when
be faced the Terrible Turk were surprised when
they saw the German bound forward al once and
begin hostilies. Olsen held out both hands toward
Roeber IN an awkward manner and for ten min
utss neither secured hold which amounted to
wrestle under Grac0-Roman arrangements which
barring even he strange Roeber was the FIRST 10
land his opponent On the FOR, but the big Dane re-
.aeea q oe put On ms BACK After twenty minutes Of
i5 MoTk G-sea secured an arm ock which II seemed
q
Esm. but Roeber twisted out Of the embrace. and
vas On his feet in instant. while the crowd
TosEec 4 few minutes later Roeber twisted out of
lalI Netson II clever style and the big Dane be-
bar n puff After nearly half an hours struggling
s.oeet1 Inan2gec 70 secure sort OF half Nelson
= ht foreigner near The TwenIy-seventh-st. side
Eean Etile RoebeT had twisted his arm around
ylsel Iace IN such a way mat the foreigner s
i-sf ai1a mouth were completely covered BY the
news q koebe- arm. Olsen was fairly srnoth-
ara aaeA 20 the tiocr until his two massive shOui-
- ,o-eAea ne mat Then he was released and
.,efneT vas declared the winner Of the first fall
Itoe6er then went n his dressing room while the
ss DsEe remained II the ring during he ten min
-lfs ilter-L-sslOG- The friends Of Olsen were nor
discouraged particle. and continued to offer s3ot
sga-nsf >tff1. OF The odds the Thousands
- fo5l-' would be beaten Then the wise men
were convinced thar the only safe place for their
-1iet vas in their pockets. and trey gave their
I. -Ee.t q Uncle sans paper an extra tuck and
TIE seeord bout did not last as loag as the first
Sr Ss- s : -1a eee9gealy seusatt ttoHal ending. Roe
= emily tried 70 tire ont his burly rfval and
slcceeced partially The men had been in tna
ring nearly fifteen minutes IN fbe sacn,d "a bo,,+
SO one y the most peculiar tricks ever seen
a FFssthnE match was worked by the for
sxlfE i might he likened 10 'plvot' blow in
thf ils Dane suddenly wheeled around and then
.o-aael Forward. taking q waist hold of the n
e. - --ltp me ar ana then slammed 70 the
Win terrific force. Olsen going with him
- Go noI move after he struck The floor. and
= cree patted Olsen on the back Indicating
- ---hef lb an apparently half conscious condi-
--e f--n an announcement made that
- e BIS rids had been broken and that he could
D5sish 70 Olsen. Robert FitzsirnEnons was ore OF
&c., seconds 5e made an offer 70 back
ssi1cusy. P"
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>. he Seaside Athletic Club and the veruiiye club