The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-11
ROLLER EXPECTS
TO DEFEAT BOTH
IN TIME LIMIT
Heavyweight Champion Meets
Turner and Kilonis Tonight.
To Make Interesting Talk.


DR. j. j.. Roller, who will meet Joc
Turner and John kilonis in n handicap
wrestling match at the Academy of
Music tonight. attempting to throw
10th middlcweights twice in an hour
and thirty minutes. is one OF the chief
opponents of physical culture in the
United States. Several months ago Or.
Roller had an offer made him by "a
lyccum bureau to travel the country
wide and lecture upon the benefits OF
physical development lie refused this
offer, not because lie was not inter
csted in the work hut because he felt
that actual demonstrations OF what
systematic cultural work could accom-
plish would be far more effective than
amy talk he might mako.
There is no nccromancY in Rollers
methods. Re actually lives the Wag-
merriam simple life Whether am
successful in throwing Turner and
Kilonis Tonight III the time limit means
little TO me- he said last night. II am
In the match TO win. and | would be
untrue to myself II | said that | did
not expect TO win Wrestling is sci
ence. and just as exact a science as
mathematics or acknowledgements. 1t re
quircs brains as we'll as Drawn to
accomplish any thing on the mat FUR
ner and Kilonis are about the best men
now before the public Mt their respec-
tive weights, and 70 throw them both
in a handicap match will unqucst!on-
ably add TO my prestige. But right now
! ann not engaged in adding prestige.
What ! really want To accomplish
rs 10 Impress the great American mind
with the absolute necessity OF cducat-
lnE the young man and young woman
10 a proper appreciation OF n perfect
IL, col
when l was anxious to conquer the
world and ride my steed rouGhslod
over public opinion, l believed. and be-
loved Il sincerely that just being
able TO toss some husky opponent over
my shoulder meant all. l have out
grown that pUerile will-o' thc-w isp.
Now ! know that II is what am as
much as what accomplish, that counts.
II may miss fire tonight, and l may
not throw both of these lads within
the required time.
But il succeed in impressing the
puhlic with what man may do with
himself IL | demonstrate that even
Tho puniest sort OF = body may be made
rerfect. Viii be more than cotnpcnsat-
ed for the loss OF the match. am an
arrant physical culturst. | believe that
mind ana soul are irrevocably linked
with The body. no more believe that
an impure body can house pure MIND
cessiully built from the roof down
wards.
Before ,he> match tonight shall
tell The public. or at least that portion
OF The public present, my experience
both as physician and wrestler. l
believe that what | viii have TO say
viii be Instructive Certainly 1t viii
through choice II was practically
thrust upon me was a sickly child
and an equally sickly man when my
physician recommended that | try
strenuous exercise. That's how / be-
came wrestler Now l would not
give up the work for Il fortune. II
isn't the honor of being the worlds
want It's the satisfying knowledge
that | am we'll and healthy and sleep
and eat just as any normal individual
should sleep ANA eat--that's the real
thing. And think that l can tell all
those who hear me Just how easily it
may lie accomplished"
Roller has been working out regu-
larry. Policeman Holt recently elect
90 10 the force, was Rollers training
partner yesterday. The two indulrcd
IN M hours Strenuous work. Turner
and Kilonis are banking on the hope
mat one of them. the one to appear
hrst on the mat with Roller, will he
able to wear the big fellow down SO
that the second man will have n com
parativcly easy time. Neither Roller
nor KNunis and Turner IS willing 10
listen 70 anything but victory
con Albright Of Hornen n Y. one
time conqucrer OF jos. Yurney. and who
'ylli meet the iniCi.ileweight champion
here on The l7th OF this month, viii be
in the audience 10 get a line on Tur-
uei's work.