Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-29

WRESTLING

! Frank A. Gotch ana Or. B. F..
Roller Will wrestle Cor the cham
pionship Of the world at the Coli
scum the night of July instead of
at the Dreamland rink, says
the Seattle Times. The chance
was decided upon this morning and
the Coliseum has been engaged for
the match.
The Coliseum is the largest show
house in the city and as all the seats
are elevated splendid view Of the
stage can be had from every seat in
the house. In addition circus seats
will be put on the big stage, SO that
every person who attends will see
two of the fastest big men in the
world in action, under most favor
able conditions.
The change in the place of hold
ing the match will meet with the APP
proval of all lovers of the game, for
by holding it in the Coliseum the
crowd will be handled without the
slightest confusion by trained ush-
ers, and once inside the building
every spectator will have perfect
view of the stage. The boxes are
roomy and comfortable, and most OF
the seats in the body Of the house
are upholstered.
This is the biggest wrestling
match ever pulled off in the history
of the Northwest, and inquiries are
coming in from Spokane, Portland
Everett, Bellingham, Vancouver and
even as far east as Minneapolis
Every paper in the country thai
pays attention to sports is printing
!. columns of matter about the match
Roller is not known in the Eas
and Middle West except by reputa
ton, but any man who can bea'
Farmer Burns, Jess Westergaart
and Fred Beel in straight falls II
Y less than six months Is entitled Il
recognition and the sporting writers
, are not slow in giving 1t to Roller
OF course most of them pick Gotcl
, to win. That is but natural. Franz
E Gotch is undoubtedly the bes
: wrestling champion the United
4 States ever produced and, further
/, more, he is right now at the top @
his form. so II Roller beats hin
the night OF July l his reputation
and fortune will be made.
al
9 Gotch q Demon on the Mat.
Joe Carroll handled Gotch unit
he landed him at the top OF tn
heap, but Gotch surprised even 10
by his cleverness in his matcl
e with Hackenschmidt. Gotch use
holds and locks in that match tina
Il Carroll had never seen him emplo
Il before, and he says he believes tina
in the excitement of battle Cote
: uses holds that he had never fig
ured out beforehand II think tina
big Dutchman simply goes wrestlin
crazy at times" is the way Carol
: sizes him up.
Gotch is now the champion, an
4 he means to hang on to that It'll
v for some time. 1t means lot 9
/ money to him, and he is not goin
"a to lose it to Roller practical un
q known in the game, for lack of con
% dition. When Gotch wrestle
, Roller here before in that handica
n match he practically stepped froI
n the train onto the mat. thinking h
l. would have an easy time besting
local champion.
But this time he has come to 81
IS attic weeks before the match an
J. he is out climbing the hills arOun
re Seattle every morning and workin
e. like a major in a gymnasium ever
Y afternoon. He will step on tn
n mat on the night Of July l weigh
d. ing 1875 pounds, and he is might
= fine model Of a man. That is HI
m best weight. That Is what b
lie weighed the night he made Hacker
n schmidt quit and he says he neve
D. felt finer in his life. Burns, Yves
Of ergaard and Beel have told Cote