The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-04
DIR. ROLLER KNOCKED OUT
IN F7ERCEST. WRESTLING
MATCH EVER SEEN HERE
Is Slammed to Mat With
Terrific Force by Orde-
man, the Winner-Rol-
Ter All Right Today


Ter All Right Today.
~ didn't know wha, had hap
pened until o'clock thie morn.
ING. and when | did wake up !
had a fierce headache and my
neck beinq strained, II Was
little painful. ! am all right
this morning. outside Of rag.
ING headache and a slight sore
ness Of the muscles Of my back
ard neck. have no comment
TO make on the match. State
ment made BY Or. o. y, Roller
at 2 O'Clock this morning
The Berscrker rage did for Or.
n. +. Roller last night
After Sc minutes OF sweaty, bone.
racklng battle on padded stage
at the Grand theatre. Henry orde.
man. of Minneapolis, grippcd the
physician about the waist. held him
aloft and slammed him to the
boards with such force that Roller
never knew how Il happened for
more than four hours.
The climax 60 as gruellinE a wres,.
ling match as was ever Witnessed
IN Seattle came as DR. Roller lay
prone. his face blush gray and
lips ptnched and white. and az a
plain clothes man took up his sta
ton behind the perspiring giant
who had wrought the damage.
Called FOR Physicians.
Kid Herman. the referee. slapped
wildly on Rollers shoulders and
then called excisedly for physicians
A dozen hands bore the limp form
10 a dressing room while more than
a.0o0 mat fans bnxEed and specu
lated.
At the end OF nine minutes after
the unexpected termination 81 the
bout. Kid Herman excitedly an
nouneed that the usual 30 minutes
allotted TO a disabled wrestler had
passed and declared the match for
felted TO Ordeman. The Kids de
cision was greeted with ringing
cheers and il was an orderly crnwd
which left the theatre Hundreds
OF fans lowered about the stage en-.
trance 10 learn the extent OF Roll
er's injuries.
A Notable Match.
II was a match not 10 be soon
forgotten when the big fellows
shaped mp for the go. few minutes
past o'clock. the fans licked their
lips In anticipation. X could b.
seen that the Minneapolis giant was
more shan Rollers equal IN point
OF strength and speed. And ever
cr0uched in the Norwegian's cor.
ner was the cynically smiling Joe
Carroll. who Imported Ordeman 10
take Rollers measure.
And calm and cool In the doctors
corner sat Charley Olson. himself
q wrestler. to whom Roller looked
for Instructions. ordeman also
kept an eagle eye on the Icy Olson
Played a Waiting Game.
As the men locked arms for the
battle which was destined to end
without fall. II was evident that
Roller was playing a waiting game.
On the other hand the man with Che
giant shoulders assumed the az.
gresstve and began 10 dole out pun.
ishment. Several times Rollers
gameness saved him. And at times
II appeared that Ordeman deilher.
ately unlocked holds witch he
might easily have maintained.
Il was only after the big physi
clan had wriggled from crotch
hold and half.nelson that he felt
free to mix Il with the Norwegian
giant. As the battle wore on the
big fellows. with heaytng shoulders
and sweatcoyered bodies, struggled
with more savagcry At one time
the Norwegian picked Roller up
and slammed him TO the mat. Inst
a. Frank Cotch did at the old Col
iseum.
The Rough Work Begins.
As Lonnie Austin announced that
60 minutes OF wrestling had gone
BY. the rivuiets of Precipitation
poured from the heaving bodies
and both wrestiers showed plainly
that they we're sore clear through
For some reason Roller started 10
rag and rough the Norwegian.
Again he tried H. With a rush like
a bull moose. Ordeman seized the
physician about the waist and lifted
him clear of the floor.
Whether the Norwegian deltber.
ately carried him to the edge OF the
canvas or staggered there under
the weight Of sweaty, heaving
body Is not known. But at an odds
OTdeman crashed his man to the
floor with fearful force. Rollers
chin struck the unpadded canvas
with a thud, and on the instant.
Ordeman's more than 200 pounds Of
enraged flesh and blood thudded
upon his unconscious body.
Tries for a Hold.
Almost with the same motion. %
deman tried for a half.nelson. The
Norwegian did not know that Roll
er was knocked out cold. Az hts
forearm shot for the half-nelson.
Rollers limp arm gave like paper
and the unconscious man received
asnasty poke on the nape Of the
neck. The Berserker rage had won.
To many this blow appeared TO
have been deliberats.
The prolonged cheers which
greeted the Noswegian's crushing
throw Of Roller died just as quickly
az II does when long foul Is
caught, when two men are down
and there's chance 10 tie the
score.
Roller never moved Of his own
volit!on. after shifting the boards.
Ordeman got 10 his feet and was
vigorously rubbed and patted by
Joe Carroll and his trainers. while
KID Herman called wildly for ply
al