The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-09
LAMENT
FALL OF CHAMPIONS
LeuenarI Walker and Others Beaten in Athletic Events.
London Wrestling Game on Declne-DoC Roller
Downed Again
Downed Again.
By THOMAS S. RICE

see the American thrown, but that the
heather HiEdCo did not indulge in any
taking when he found that be could
easily get him on the hip Roller has
some 1--WE or SIX years as boxer
wrestler. trainer. and other things and
nobody knows his exact status except
tLa- le is not q wonder al any Of bis
numerous sDecialries
IT VIII be remembered that Roller was
one Of the shining lights who accom-
panied Jim JeEries in that goethe
money campaign OF ono might stands
before re settled down 10 train
for Jack johnson The doc D. there
t-i-n rna soothing words and he told rs
Race couldn't lose ~ he tried- lie said
those very words Yes, SII. ne dL1l
Uluce a single syllable telling what was
SONG TO happen to The pickering black
who had ECrced j. Jefries into the rms,
and all the time the cave Nan" stood
there looking solemn as the original
wise old owl. and uOdding assent. Roller
seems 10 have let no grass grow under
his feet crossing the ocean after the bis
hasCO at Reno He mixed right To The
London newspaper offices and told them
all about il at such length that il took
Two editions 20 publish It. He attributed
the sGuaSElnE OF the Hope of the IS hlte
Race 10 lack Of sufficient boxing in his
training and paid the usual compliment
TO the UiE-headeG ObstiuaCy OF James j.
JefrIes iD the matter OF not taking ad-
wee from people who really knew some
tElrE about preparing Tor pUEillSIl-
Then with this lovely boost. and his
words quoted bT real Journalists who
wore silk hats SpatS and E1onoeleS, the
daring doc used Jhe advertising ID
match himself with the heather HindpO
Aforesaid, who chased al the other
vfestlers in London TO the woods The
painful result OF biting the mat In a
minute or two is now only too well
known Cana and Z0yszIzO are 20
wrestle soon
Doc Roller and Doc Krone that's O.
-JTle pair OF hrst-claSs athletes to get
their hooks in over in LCndon, but
bob up again soon with challenges to
Jack Johnson
The scarcity Of good wrestIers in
England. and abroad generally, n
this tine IS due not only TO the
" hacks administered TO the game ny
Haczeusclm:1t and ZbysZko. but the
Geartl or real good WTeStleTS- The
fact that Roller was twisted into q
human ureLZeI by a HfudOo ned OC-
Casion no surprise. but the importa-
con recently 10 Keep up the interest
10 the sport would indicate that really
urst class i1en OF Othe- u2uOnautieS
are scarce Probably the earliest
cham Dio1 wrestler in human hiStOr-
was Bhirna- one Of the Five Paudav6s,
who had q pleasant little haoit Of
getting q crotch hold on his rivals
ana slaumiuC their brains cut against
q stump. If they e5Uded his first rush
and attempted 20 run away. he EouId
pull tree ur by the roots. chase
them over into the T,eSt county. and
lanbast EN- into q pulp ne was d
reaI bal citizen, when riled- was that
E-ima- and he had probably become
haS-beeu and Jailed TO come back
long before the angel played it low
down in Jacob by OuCnruE him in
the hollow Of his thigh Eheu day
EEht beEan 10 aTpe8~, and it was ap-
parent that Jacob could not be
downed by fair me ans in the time
limit From long phi u to the time Of
Elina. wrestling has been a wei IN
Cerstood and much praCJiccd sport
among some OF TIE many nations in
reHitinS INDIA. su1 Il neeG cause 10
shock that with all this tradition and
reDaratiOn they have dCg ND a champ
---0 could throw Doc p 5lier-