The evening world., 1910-12-13
zbyszko and DR.. Roller, Who
Meet in Wrestling Bout at
Grand Central Palace To.
Night Are Remarkable Men
Outside OF Mat Game.

TT isn't often that we sec university
graduates In professional athletic
competition. unless they are base
ban players. One Of the exceptions to
h rule will be tonight when zbyszko'
n DR.. Roller wrestle at Grand Gem
rai Palace.
zoyszko CHS real name is Cyganiewicz)
70 Q graduate Of tho University OF
Vienna. and a lawyer by profession.
He speaks nine languages and writes
ave. DR.. Roller is a graduate OF the
medical department OF the University
OF Pennsylvania. and when not busy
wrestling he is n pracTicing physician.
d. Roller is a wealthy man. SO Is
Zbysxko. who Is worth about $780,
900. and 10 considered n great capitalist
IN his own country. Even II these two
gentlemen Of tho mat had no original
capital they'd ind It hard to remain
poor Just now. for each wrestles at
least nve times a week, for very good
money.
I wa talking with zbyszko's man.
agsr. Mr.. Herman OF Buffalo. 'Poof."
sasd Wr. Herman. Il wouldn't ex-
change Zbyszko for the greatest boxer
that ever won a championship. There's
no comparison. Talk about money.
Why. In seven and a half months
last year zbyszko wrestled PSI matches.
He won 25 of them. drew with Roller,
and lost TO Gotch. His end OF the
purses was over a hundred thou but
never mind that. He's going along at
the same gait this year. and no fighter
ever made money as fast"
Mr.. Herman wanted to say, too, thai
he'd like to match Zbyszko, after to-
nights match. with any man he has
not yet defeated for a &c. 900 side stake,
or winner take all, or a divided purse,
not sven excepting Frank Gotch. lie
had a 5000 certified check that he de-
ares TO post somewhere to guarantee
the Forthcoming of the other 5000.
zbyszko Is one Of the giants of the
mat. He weighs 255 pounds, while
Roller balances the scale at 2i5.
Dr. Roller has always been an athletic
enthusiast. He competed professionally
v before he entered the University
OF Pennsylvania. SO he couldn't play
football on the varsity team. But he
was eligible for dnterclass matches. lie
captained and coached the Medical
Veil MN won TIC CD4ltkt Cn1mDlOnsnlD
tWice-in 1900 n 1900. Although his
team hadn't a single varsity or varsity
scrub player he defeated the Law team,
captained by T. Truxton Hare, captain
also OF the Penn varsity team. and the
Law team had Ave varsity and three
scrub players. In this game Roller.
who was playing f~ullback. took the ball
thirteen times In succession and made a
touchdown. After that his team played
cafe and won tho game without belng
scored against. The same team defeated
another Penn Medical team captaincd
by the famous Joe McCracken. While
In college Roller played professional
football with the Duquesne football
cam. which defeated Penn State b,
~ TO 0 just after Penn state had hel,
the u. OF i. 20 a score OF Q TO 0. Tn,
80 was rolled up in two hfteen-mlnut
halves. Roller did all OF the klckIn,
for his team. One OF his punts wen
SIN yards. He played. too. with tn,
Pittsburg A. c. ana the Philadclphl.
football teams.
4 FTER leaving Pennsylvania DR.
~ Roller practiced medicine for
while. but the athletic fever wa
to Tue for him. He tool up wrestllni
n boxing. Finding more money &
wrestling he stuck to that. A year ag,
he Joined forces with Frank Gotch, tell
ing the worlds champion TO use hin
az roughly as possible, so that he coul,
learn something. And he did H." say
Roller. with a grim smile. II iearne
the game under the greatest teacher II
the world. / don't think Gotch's equa
rs a wrestler ever lived. lie know
everything.
Out In Chicago. Kansas City and Al
through the West wrestling is the mos
popular OF all indoor sports. Hackcn
schmidt is travelling around the cour
try wrestling all corners now. Hack
In good shape again and is determine
&c a such al impression on IN
American public that Gotch will hay
TO come out OF retirement and give hll
n chance 10 regain the worlds chan
~pionship. II that happens, 50 Role
estimates. the match will draw clio.
TO 100000. II Il is held In Chicago.
With such barrels OF money In sigl
all the big European wrestlers wi
probably come over here. AZ presei
Hackenschmidt. Zbyszko. Roller an
Lemm seem 10 have "A monopoly o
heavy weight attractions. They are a
making fortunes on the mat. Lem
they say. Is one OF the best men cv,
seen In England. when GOtch was ov'
there he was offered a $4,000 purse
meet Lemm before the National Spor
ing Club. Lemm weighs only l9S pound