The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-30
BREEZY EP|STLE
FROM SEATTLE
Husky Wrestling Champion,
Doctor Roller, After Heavies
in Fighting Game.

A characteristic letter from the Sc
attic physician wrestler-and-n on-the
road to be heavyweight prizefghter, DR..
Roller, has been received at this
office, addressed to Jack Densham 1t
is the great big boy of a giant speak
ing when he says: "By thunder, l
would like to see you again, old man,
and have good chat with you. How
are things down in Honolulu? Many
time 1 long for the good climate
of the sunny Isles and the good people
there, for I never was in place where
L enjoyed myself quite so much. -
Optimistic to the last notch is the
Doctor, and, indeed, he has good rea-
son to be. When he was here he
stated time and again that he would
like nothing better, after he had had
little training and experience, than to
get a crack at Tommy Burns. But
the idol has fallen. 1t is hardly prob
able that Roller would follow the
example of James J. and draw the
color line, and it may be that the
Westerner will yet be called upon to
take the championship belt from Jack
johnson.
81 am getting in great shape now
for the season which will open here
shortly after the first of the year,
says Roller in his letter, "and when
it does open look out for me, for / am
going after them all. / have been
studying the boxing game very care
fully and I think l am now about
good enough to take them all down
the line
81 wish that I were going on for
that big purse in Australia, for 1
think I can give about as good as
either one of them. When the thing
opens up here will keep you posted,
for there will be lot doing then,
though there has been nothing SO far
but preparation.
Preparation is about all that the
Hercules doctor needs He has the
goods from a physical standpoint. He
will have to fight his way up consider
able before Jack johnson will recog
nize the scrapping malihini, but there
viii be merry battle when the two
meet
o o Q o o o o o @ @ o Q Q @ 9 0
men of the city will enter the race for
200 Founders or over on the 18th and
not only enter but show up and compete
as we'll In the last race Chas. Lambert,
900 pounds, won first place in p min
utes, but he could easily have done it
around 20 if he had had sufficient COM
petition to urge him on. The form he
showed was a surprise to most of the
spectators. The race for men over 60
will give Kalbe the opportunity that he
has been seeking to demonstrate that
he can walk. The last time he ran
most of the way and was disqualified.
Webb and Frank Godfrey will probably
compete again. The latter with little
practice will make Webb hustle to take
first place.
Many people have little idea of the
real rate of speed that is attained in
never having stopped to time
themselves or correctly measure the dis |
lance covered Remarks like 81 have |
often walked six miles an hour for so
many hours,'' or that 81 walked a mile |
in less than ten minutes are often |
heard, but to one that has actually |
timed a race, or competed over known !
distance such remarks are taken with
4 grain of salt. Try it, brother, some
ine morning, taking the race track for
your course, which is an exact mile.
Just see what kind of hustling you have
70 do to cover it in ten minutes, and
decide if you would like to keep it up
sOr an hour As matter of fact, few
athletes can keep this pace for an hour
,r more, straight heel and toe walking.
They could dog-trot or -they-pleas-
d for hours perhaps at a greater speed
han SIX miles an hour, but walking fair
s another matter.
Don t forget to enter the Elimination
Race to be held on the 10th if you
want to compete in the Cup Race
week later. This is made necessary in
rider to assure a good close contest on
he latter date and to prevent too much
Rowling along the course. !