The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-22
ROLLER HAS ARRIVED
FOR D0NNELLY MATCH
Doctor Here to Disprove Rumor That
He Was Trying to
Dodge.
WAS SUFFERING FROM BOIL,
Fully Recovered, ana Predicts Victory
Monday Nfght-Irishmnn Not Saying
Much, b1t Is Equally Confident.
BY "REFEREEI,


Mike ponnclly. OF Ireland, in cham
pionshlp wrestling match Mt tho ball
yard Monday night, the winner to have
the eight to battle with Zbyszko O,
champion of tho world, arrived yes
tereay, and Is now housed in MUIR
pins Hotel, where he is going through
4 systematic course of training. Tho
Seattle physician never looked better
In his life. He Is bronzcd from the
great amount OF road work no has
been doing, but has taken Off some
weight and looks every inch n cham
pion.
Il was way UP in Montreal when n
fellow ] met when l was here last
showed me copy of The Times-Dis-
patch in which Donnclly Is quoted as
saying that ] WAS stallins: that I
didn't want TO meet him. and that was
the reason asked for II postpone
ment," began the doctor when talked
with him. We'll. here l am, and IL
anybody is Interested In why i asked
for postponcment. tell them that l
was suffering from 4 boil on my leg.
and wasn't going TO take any chances
of getting beaten by Donnelly because
OF any physical defect. That's why
1 asked for the postponement.
When / saw that article ] made
up my mind to cancel all engagements
and como TO Richmond. so here
am. I had several exhibition matches
arranged for Canada, but 1 called them
off. and am here so that tho people
Of Richmond may see that ! am not
stalling. That word stalling always
gets under my shirt and starts scratch
ing. 1 never stalled OF passed. up n
match In my life.
"Donnelly, SO far az I am concerned,
Is an unknown. OF course he has
whipped some good men, and ms COM
-t.,t.s
tin, man who is rated very high IN
the wrestling world. has Increased my
respect for tho man | expect to beat
Monday night. but he had better not
work on tho theory that 1 will furnish
as easy prey as those he has been
defeating.
Il am here to win this battle Poo
pie here are Interested in wrestling.
and l believe. without cgotism. are
somewhat Interested in me am
going to meet Zbyszito for the cham
pionship OF the world. and / am 20
ing 10 beat the big Pole, or 20 down
'ighting Just tell everybody that. too,
IN" MIND you. am not underestimate
ing Donnclly. My manager Billy SAN
dow, who has been here some time.
ana who has watched Donnclly work
tens me that he can go some, and
that VIII have to put forth my best
ehurts To win. Well, II he can go
some, so much the better. was never
In liner shape than / am now Tho
boil has entirely disappeared and |
can say with all sincerity that do
not heileVc there is a man in the world
not barring the mighty Gotch, who
can throw me now. RI Donnclly turns
the trick. why my hats off to him.
beginning tomorrow I shall start
my road work here. ] want To keen
down to my weight right now. When
| was here before was a trifIc hr,vv
but All OF that supcrhuous flesh is
gone"
And the doctor stripped to show that
IL WAS true. He is all bone and muscle
anu rs hard as nails. Never was there
man more confident than Roller. JIe is
particularly glad that the match is be-
ing staged here. He has had cham
plonship matches In Baltimore AMI in
inc far South but he has never an
peared before Richmond crowd as
an aspirant for a championship
shortly after talking to Roller 7
.,ct Mike Donnelly and detailed some
thihS or the conversation that has
passed between Roller and myscIf,
me freshman laughcd-hc Just cant
help laughing. Then he proceeded 70
give his side of the match.
:, We been up against just that same
line or talk on many occasions" ho
SAID They all say the same thing.
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Tor themselves. They think that be-
cause they have risen to the top that
guy IKE me hasn't Il chance i'm Tho
world They really believe that they
scare us To death when they Get on
the mat. don't know much about
ROLLER. but | wonder If he ever met
real 1rishman who had his b,rl,
mp against the wall, and had made un
ms MIND TO fight his way out. I'm that
freshman. They tried to block me I'm
Chicago. They went out and picked
men that they thought would take
my scalp of. But beat them at their
own game. won and kept on win
ming, and | haven decided to stop
winning just yet.
ROLLER says he Is in good sbona
Well. take feel at me and see If I
feel like sick man. This mans town
has been mighty good to me. eat
we'll and sleep like n baby. have
been taking my regular workouts
every day and am passing up moth
ing that will put me before the pub
lie at my best. II Zbyszko meets any
body FOR the championship of tho
world believe that | Will be that man.
and | say this because / believe that
| can best Roller under any circum-
stances under any conditions and ANY,
where. That'll be about all you'll hear
from me until the match is over"
mi VI INC sc'''S are reserved and
nrc now on sale at McCoys. Broad
and Eighth Streets. There has been
m almost unprecedented demand for
the seats. Nearly everybody Interested
In any manner In sports Is talking
about the match. II should be a
corkcr.
Both OF these big fellows are fast
and are built along much the same
lines. The fans have watched both
work. and so near as ! can determine
there Is an even division 50 far rs a
favori:c is concerned.