The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-11

Coed to Watch.
The match itself. Irrespective 81
It's sincerity. was we'll worth See
tnK. and no one can have Il j. fi-
ntate Kick ON not getting tho valur
az his admission money For
rour. minutes and IL seconds the
biz fellows pulled and tueged az
each other. buiiing around the ring.
and rouwhting q On the mat AZ
every opportunity Il was AN haur
or some 81 the fastest wrestling
ever seen "a Seattle. and Il Was
plain 20 see that there was iittie
love lost between the Erapplera
Ordeman proved himself a strong
sr man than Roller. and Ia sofua
ways a better wrestler. but he wMa
not In AZ good condition az the Sc
attie man. and AZ his body tired
bis thinking machinery slowed
Gown. Roller. on the other hand
Got better - the hard work pro-
Gvessed. and was lightning fast ~
takiag advantage ~ every 0ppor-
sunity that came up. The ball
strength q the Minneapolis mar
gave Roller ali he could DO 20 avoid
being rushed % and through the
fopea and most of sha fans carried
away the impression that IN the SAY
Of actual roughing. Ordsman could
have done about az he pleased gsiih
Roller AZ any stage u the match.
Roller in Danger.
Ordeman came within an ace II
planning his opponent after 10 mfr
utea' work getting = crotch nald
thnt brought Rollers shoutdsrsc dan
xerousiy close 10 the mat or5ia.
rams hold started 70 siip. and n
attempting 10 better II. Roller broke
fust IN time 70 avoid 4 fan
A. the bout progressed. Ordcman
was hauled and pummelsd D. Ref
srte KID Herman FOR alleged sfran.
sic holds and repeatedly Kot me
worst 81 the hold when the men
we're brought back % the center 81
tho mat
The bulk q the crowd was with
the Minneapolis Erappler. and
howied is disapprovnl Of Hermans
fittings. n the belief that he was
trying 70 give the home man shade
AT this worked On Orieman'H tenn.
per. and he vas on tbs lookout for
chance 70 make Roller remember
the match. even " the Seattle man
was ultimately 70 be returned the
winner
This chance came when Orderuan
secured the head scissors that really
cost him the first fail He anrkad
Rollers head into a xic4like ertn.
and started 20 close up on the 8fe
Pressed medico Kid Herman called
70 OrdcFnan and tried 10 pull him
bff. and when he aaed tha hold
Roller qulck ~ lightning. slipped
into a perfect half Nelson and crotch
hold. and pinned Ordanan before he
knew what had happened.
ordsrsn Gets Even.
In the second boat Ordeman's
ohsery smile waa missing. and h.
booked AZ though he would like moth
ing better than the chance 20 rough
Roller He secured one tee hold that
made the Seattle man writhe for
several minutes but he eventually
Eot out 81 Il without serious damage
Ordenan nearly had Roller down
WITH crotch and arm hold. but the
latter Topped or the mat. aud Kta
Herman made them break and take
their positions again. A. this Orde-
man sfemed 20 lose nia temper. and
at the first opportunity ciappsd an
other head scissors on Roller and
1917 ~ ST. fF'N FffNffFHH.
The rsferee claimed that Il vas a
strhnele hold. and finally dragged
Ordefnan Off. but not before re- rad
given Roller a maullnK that he viii
remember for some time. The Sc
attie grappier WAS pat clear ont of
business and didn't recover for sew
srai minutes after Kid Herman de-
clared him the winner on "a foui
How Il Looked.
The match WAS rouRh enough al
times % carry conviction 81 fts gem
pineneaa. but az "a whole Il didn't
look good 70 the crowd. The ia
precision prevailed that Ordeuan
could have given Roller an be- want
Cd early in the game. but mis- Il
doubtful a. Roller d much im
proved wrestler.
II the match was fixed for Roller
70 win on a foul. and a. pave M
way Tor another meeting. Ordeuau
certainly had the aausfactiou ~
doing the Job Ia w0rkuapIihe
style. Tor be gave Roller enough ~
the rough stuff with those bend
scissors o. last that gentleman some
time