The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-28
WRESTLING FANS
HIGHLY PLEASED
Many Attended Contests at
Coliseum and See Some
Very Fine Sport.
ROLLER MAKES A BIG HIT
IAN HEAVYWEIGHT WITH THE
GREATEST EAsE-oLsoN A WIN
NER OVER coLeURN.

In the highest class wrestling match
es ever pulled off in this city, DR.. B. F.
Roller, of Seattle, Washington, last
evening, at the coliseum. defeated AL
fred Medino, the Chicago Italian, who
is champion of Illinois, and Charles Oh
son of Indianapolis, the local favorite,
defeated Tom Coburn, the Kansas
City heavy weight. Both of the vic
tors won their matches in straight
falls. While both Olson and Roller
outclassed their opponents. the match
es were extremely interesting Inc en-
toyed by a crowd of 500 fans. The
next match will be between Olson and
Medino, but the date has not been set.
This is the first occasion that Rich
mond has had to see DR.. Roller since
he performed in the m%oleskins with
Depauw University against Earlham
College. eight or nine years ago. While
DR.. Roller was a star in foot ball he
did not have the opportunity for show
ing off hat he has in the ring, n
those present last evening certainly
enjoyed a treat. A more perfect spec
linen of manhood was never seen i'll
this city.
A Good Sportsman.
DR.. Roller is the kind of a sports
man that Richmond enjoys inc will
support. He is clean through and
through. Before his match with Me-
dino, DR.. Roller made a short speech
in which he urged the support of the
game locally. He said that he lever
yet took on a match which was fixed
before he went into the ring. NJ.
Charlson, the promoter. who very near
ly killed wrestling here last year by
fixing matches before they were pulled
off, was characterized by him as a
crook, and who deserved to be in
the ~penitentiary tor false pretenses. He
said that he would have appear
preceded him.
When Medino stepped into the ring
the usual preliminaries were resorted
to and the ring side weights of both
men given, Medino weighing 2O2 AMI
DR.. Roller 2G5. Medino looked the
heavier. Roller did not have an ounce
of surplus weight.
Referee Jack Rice of Indianapolis.
called the two to the center of the
mat and they went at it. Medino was
noticeably excited and apparently
afraid to play offensive with the doc
tor. Roller seemed to enjoy his ad-
vantage and simply toyed with his OPP
ponent by pulling his nose and lightly
touching him in the face. Then by a
performance, quick as lightning. which
no one clearly understood. Roller had
his man on the mat. The two rolled
and tossed across the mat for fifteen
minutes. then Roller asked the time.
after which he began in earnest. Four
minutes later Medino was pinned on
the mat with a bar arm and toe hold
which rendered him helpless. In fact
Roller vas giving his opponent so
much pain that Medina patted Roller
on the back.
Medino Was Mad.
Medino was mad through and
through. The crowd had hooted at
him during the first round and he was
much excited. When he returned TO.
the second fall. he asked to make A
speech, and became greatly peeved be-
cause the audience did not car tc
hear him. The second fall was just
as exciting as the first and took 1917
minutes. Roller secured the fall by
a bar arm and crotch hold. Roller
gave a number of clever exhibitions Of
offensive plays and on n occasion
picked his opponent from h mat an:
twirled him around his left arm.
Olson was outweighel by Coburn
which match was the preliminary t
the Roller-Medino affair. Olson play
ed the offensive much of the time. bu,
on two or three occasions hauled w
the distress signal. Olson secured
the first fall in fourteen minutes witt
a toe and crotch hold. The SECOND
fall went the same time with Olsor
throwing Coburn by a bar arm hold.
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