The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-16
EXPERTS VIEWS
GIVEN ON DIR.
ROLLER
Joe Carroll Marsh Com
parss Local Man With
Frank GOich.
Firmly Believes That DR..
Roller Can Defeat
Champion.
81 JOE CARROLL MARSH.

Having been asked D. great
many people what show think
Dr. Roller would have were be 70
Nfcatle Frank Gotch will state
my views through The Star aud
At the same time give ms opinion
ou the abilities Of these two great
wfcniierH
Gotcha rise ia the Nreatliug
game VAS ycfF rapid. bat rapid
ms IL was Il did not compare with
the meteoric rise Of d. Roller A
few years aKu the Fast Thought that
Mcleod. jenkins BURNS. Par and
Rogers were the only Vrestlers Of
class Ia the world. bat Goteh came
out 81 the middle WeFf and van.
quished them all ia one year. max
tax record that 30 one cEef looks
10 see anyone duplicate.
Bat Goich made this wonderful
record after having wfestied five
wears During Golch's phenomenal
rise he Was defeated several tlmes
bat In all Rollers matches be has
never iosi a fall AID has never
been pot 20 a bridge By bat one
man aud that man VAS Fred H
Beell When fret met Gotch
aud predicted that be would one
dsy b. worlds champion fes peo
pie ever took any stock In If. and
Gateh himself DID not give him
self credit Of belug made u cham.
plonshlp timber
ooteh Gets Championship.
n Gotchs home town. people
would smile aud look wise when
ever I would say that some daY
Goteh would briuR the champion
ship back 10 Humboldt Ii took
hlm nine years 10 Eef lf. but be
nnalir brought Il back Gotch
himself Nould often say 10 me
@Why do you thiak. Joe. that I afn
4 champion
would tell him tie same thing
that have told Ia Roller. and
that la THE N8u have the size
strength aud speed aud vhen sou
have the wrestling game learned.
$50 man that lives has better
right TO the championship
AN al tWF MaWAAt VI AAf y AH"h
ling game there never has been fwo
Wrestiere as near equal in every
way as Gutch and Roller Both
have the speed 81 lightweight
aud the strength Of q sandos 10
measurements they are as nearly
alike az tao PeaB. and the guif
difference ! zee Ia the tao men Is
their lempofsmeuts Cuieh Is easy
going. and when one looks at him
be does not seem 10 be possessed
% that wonderful speed that has
made him famous on the mat
On the other hand Roller Is hlgh
strung and one sees IN his quick
eaIk aud the flash nf his cye that
be h. possessed Of wonderful quick
ness Yet much ~ I have been
with the tao men. do not know
whlch Is the quicker OF the two.
Meets Or. Keller.
When I first met Roller. I had
about decided 10 give up the wtest
ling game having been la u for
over ~ years. bur when had
worked with hlm sav that IN
him eers the ear marks Of a cham.
piaa / tried him out aud told
him 50. aud also made the same
statement 20 others did not care
when ! read In some 81 the daily
papers comments an what ! had
said or when ! saw the sise look
some people, who. after they had
asked me nv opinion In regards
To Roller. would kind Of half sueer
and walk away saying to them
selves Roller wants 10 watch out
or he will get bunch handed 10
MIN ] did not mind that at all.
Tor had been through all that
before while handling Gotch.
DR.. Roller had Ia his possession
at one time over two dozen letters
from good. kind friends. telling him
what crook I was and for him
to watch me Wei. the suR
Eestion was good In one way.
fur every man wants 10 watch
out for himself. whether Il be
at wrestling or at anything else
That's one OF the rules follow.
the other Is that I attend strictly
10 my own business
never knock. and when I have
no business Of my own 90 attend 10.