The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-01
One of Greatest Wrestling
Bouts Ever Held in City
Again a Triumph for Ind
annapolis Lad.
YOUNG BEEL DEFEATS
ROEBER AFTER HARD GO
Brilliant and Exciting Work of
BeeI Created Great En-
So thusiasm Among Those
Witnessing Match. >

Two of the hardest fought and most
spectacular matches over pulled off in
this state, were witnessed at the coli
iastic crowd, numbering about 1900
men, women and small boys. For the
first time Charley Olson, who, with
Fred BeeI, ranks as the best of Ameri-
can light heavyweights, met the 210
pound German heavyweight champion,
Winkelhoefer, and after it looked as
though the Germans superior weight
was to decide the victory in his favor
the crowd, to it's amazed delight, saw
Olson rally and win the match by TAX
ing two straight falls.
The crowd also saw in action for
the first time the cleverest of all mid
dIeweights, Young Beel, who by
brilliant display Of skill and cunning
defeated the heavier and fierce fight
ing Roeber. Young Beel won two
straight falls. His lightning like &C
tons astonished the crowd and he
was enthusiastically cheered.
Olson's victory over Winkelhoefer
was by far his most brilliant perform
ance in his ring history. When lanky
Charles entered the ring, his long
arms and loose hung frame reminding
everyone of that ancient fighter, Bob
Fitzsimmons, he tipped the scales at
176 pounds Winkelhoefer, a very
giant of man, who by his crouching
attitude reminded one of gorilla,
weighed in at 210 pounds.
Skill Versus Strength.
The battle between these two cham
pions was a sight for the gods. Olson,
trickey and fast moving, pitted his
skill against the ponderous weight
and strength of the hard fighting Ger
man-and 1t proved a victory Of skill
over strength. The German won the
first fall after forty-five minutes of
the most spectacular work. Several
times he attempted to down Olson by
standing him on his head with the an
kle holds, but each time Olson saved
himself by his great reach grabbing
the German by one of his ankles and
pulling him down with a crash like
the gave in of skyscraper. Finally
Winkelhoefer secured a body hold and
half Nelson on Olson and by his SUI
perhuman strength flattened him out
on the mat.
oIson's Quick Work.
The second fall was won by Olson
in quicker time than it takes to write
1t. Quickly pulling the German down
by dive like a football player Olson
rolled over on him with the speed of
a springing tiger. secured the arm and
body hold and in two and half min
utes after the call of time had his big
opponent prone and helpless on his
back. The surprised German, when
Olson broke his hold, jumped to his
feet and paced angerly about the ring.
In the third bout Olson out fought
the German in every instance. He
repeatedly used the deadly toe hold
and by superhuman strength alone
Winkelhoefer succeeded in breaking
it. Olson would then roll him over,
massage his bald head and then hurl
him to a new corner of the ring. At
ter completely wearing out the big fell
low by his savage fighting Olson Sc
cured perfect full Nelson and spread
him out on the mat. Time 23h min
utes. When the German came to his
feet he was convulsed with anger and
shook his fist definitly at the roaring
crowd. In torrent Of pure, unadul-
terated German the big fellow tried to
explain that he was not fairly downed
the last fall, but the bowling fanatics
would hear none of his explanations.
Beel-Roeber Match.
The Young Beel-Roeber match was
fully as interesting an exciting as the
heavyweight contest. Roeber forced
the fighting throughout and time and
again he secured holds that looked un.
breakable. but Young Beel the HUI,
man Eel, slipped through everyone
either by squirming along the mat
like a snake or by executing a flip.
flop. which would be & credit to a con.
tortionist. In the first bout after 2015
minutes of brilliant, exciting work
Young Beel broke bad hold by pull
ing off mid air back double tumble
pounced upon the unprepared Roeber
and. by a quarter Nelson and crotch
hold, put him to the mat.
Young Beel took the second fall in
II minutes. His work this bout was
a duplicate of the first bout and Roeb
er's downfall was accomplished by ar
English barlock and chancery hold.
This match was refereed by man
named Wrinkle and his work was high
ly satisfactory. He carefully watched
every hold and at the close of each
bout named the winning hold to the
crowd and announced the time Roeb
err refereed the heavyweight bout.