The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-20
FAILS TO SHOW UP
WELL WITH ED.
MARTIN.
Must Learn a Lot About
Game If He Hopes to
Stay With 1t.

II Or Benjamin Franklin Roller
ever becomes the champion heavy
weight IL tho world. Il viii b. after
he has learned A very great deal
more about the game than he
knows today
Iast night. at the Seattle the.
ntre. before house that tilled
every seat and occupied al OF the
standinN room. Roller appeared IN
a six,ronnd bout with Denver Sd
Martin. What Martin aid 10 kol'
Ter, and what Martin might have
dona 10 Roller. are two different
propositions.
To any man who has seen many
pueilisfIc contests there could not
help bat come the impression that
had he desired. Denver Ed could
a. any time during the six rounds
have 50 opened ap on Roller az 70
have made a veritable chopping
block Of the Seattle physician.
Rollsr's Coed Qualities.
Roller is big and strong, abso-
lutely fearless. and would fixht az
long as he could stand upon MS
feet. But be Is not a boxer he y
net as good q boxer as he ought
60 Be-. iar he has for many years
been engaging Ia friendly bouts IN
connection 0lth his general ath.
letle work. His rcdecming features
are an undomhted ability to take
any amount Of punishment aud
fondness Tor boring Into bis al
werxary 10 such an extent a. pEr'
hana 10 aisarm less skillfal man
than hia opponent % last night.
II Il. OF course. only fair % Roller
TO say that his first public appear
anre IL the ring was Ia a contest
with one Of the cleyeresi boxers N
the world today. Give Denver I'd
Martin the punch OF some of the
other heavvw elghts. and. with hts
rina science aud ability 10 Got
awav. he would be a dangerous
aaplrant for the worlds champion
ship.
Fine Ring Figure.
Black though he may be. Martin
IA one Of the flaasS figures In The
professional prize Fing today. Tie
Il 4 beautiful animal his face
changes expression only VIXEN oc-
easionally he smiles. He = as hght
npon his Feet as the most finished
acrobat He Il a. clean a tikhter
a. any man il the ring today. ana
the last % foul an adversary
A Rollers hired sparring part
rer. he Vas true 20 bis employer
last nsGht. aud those she bad hoped
thar he would open up and make
4 monkey 81 the Seattle physician
were doomed 10 disappointment
And h. must have been tempted
marsv tines 20 let himself out and
pruva himself the master 81 TIE
Altuation,
AZ for Roller. as already stated.
he wil have 60 learn int more
about the game II he ever hopes
10 cut a figure tn pRsiiistic ranks
Ana men who ought 20 kncp believe
Il IL not IA him.
Preliminary to the bout. Roller
made a speech. stating several Of
the biackest men he ever knees
we're white and some Of the white
est we're black men and commend
I'd Martin as among the latter
Here Martin rose 20 shake the
doctors hand
Preiimluafies.
chic Hudson vas given the
decision over I'd Hubbard At the
end o. rounds. This bout was
The best o. the evening and the
boys vent ~ Il from The gong
Hudson Is 81 the Battling Nelson
tyne II boxer and his inflxhting y
something 10 contend wifh. Tie
has a vicious up hook In either
hand
nafv spec and Larry Bowen. OF
renxer. went on for rounds the
latter amusing the spectators great.
". spec was all 70 the good and
was given the decision
Charley Franklin threw biiiy
MAYTAG IN 8 minutes and sec
onds and minutes and - seconds
respectively
win II. Morris was the master
Of ceremonies and made many
apeechea.