The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-15

local man had iiaellH shoulders
touching the mat on a rolling fall
First Bout.
When the two men shaped up
against each other fof the flrHt hail
ROLLER ooutentod himself with let
tins urell do most OF the leading
foe the first few minutes Aud IN
those feW minutes necll demon
|pttated Enthusiastically that he Is the
best slan b. far who ever shaped
up against Roller lis actions we're
a. quick AZ lightning aud he never
seemed t. be IN the slightest doubt
an TO his method OF attack, Rollef'a
defense was almost impregnable
however aud Heel had hard work
before he finally managed % set
him down on the mat With = quick
log clutch Roller struck hard on
his head aud appeared Ia be dared
/ for a moment or So
After Roller rrKained his feet the
+ Wisconsin maa threw him bodily
F % the floor. and for a few minutes
+ the two men we're hurllnK each
other to the mat with a speed that
seemed little short ~ marvellous.
+ Roller became the asseeHanr. aud
+ the way be went after lieeil
F brought the immense crowd ~ spec.
tatora "a their feet cheering II
vas un and down. firul one man aud
then the ether on top Twice Rob
ler nearly had hoell to the mat. bat
each time The latter escaped hy
hin immense strength and apeeiae-
ulaf speed Beell tried % regain HE
feet. but Roller was there llke a
flash each time. and the sWiacon-
ain Demon" was kept 20 the floaf
until Roller finally managed e. So
cure q half Nelson and toe hold.
and u Vas only q question 81 a coa.
pie Of minutes until Rofrrea Gaff.
ney gave the fall 90 Roller. Eyen
then the local man did not realize
that b. had won and he And nculi
were atltl struggling On the mat
when Gaffnsy slapped him on the
shoulders a second time. o. indl,
cate that he had won the first fail
Second Bout.
When the two men returned for
the socond half tho spectators
loadly ehesrea both contestants.
aud It waa several minutes before
the crowd could settle down b. any,
thing ike a normal condition
Roell started after his man from
the call II time IN this half Fuf
the first 20 minutes he and Roller
runEhrd each ether about the rinR
and Il anything the local mRn vas
much faster than Beeil when
ne two men finally ueut IN the
floor neuil was ON top. and after
mouaiuE the local man about fuf a
short space Of time b. managed 80
secure 4 neck and body held For
a moment 4 looked a. II Roller Nan
70 have the fret fail af hts pro.
feBaiunAI career ehalh~d up against
him lie sas finally forced into q
bridge. the nest time In hts en.
pefienre. aud whrn he siuded the
alnioat fatal hold which Hecfl had
90 him BY a maryeieuaiY qulck roll
and spring the enthusiasm % the
spectators knew no bounds.
y Roller managed 20 get hcell 90
the mat again. and a. In the first
half he kept the Wisconsin man
% the floor until he had aeouFsd a
leg and neck hold. with which be
gradually forced the visitor e. the
mat for the second time Time, IS
minutes
a. Hseli uufenlahly stands nest
70 Champion tioteh IN the wrestling
World. and has 90 nnr ooeasiun Won
from the present champion. Roller .
decisive victory last Night clearly
ranks him as strong contender
9Th Cotch for the championship
Of the World AZ eateh-aseatch.ean.
C.0tch has already promised Hnl
Ter q match. and the two men will
probably meet ia 4 championship
event some time merit fail Roller
thinks the match wiii most likely
Be pulled Oft IA Madison square
Garden. New York eity It Is Ral.
ier's present intention TO visit bis
boyhood home 10 the east this sum
ulsr and cut out all wrestling
matches until he meets Gotrh