The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-28
ROLLER-zBYSZkO MATCH
WILL DRAW 5000 FANS
Bout Next Tuesday for Heavyweight
Wrestling Championship Attracts
Statewide Interest.
ROLLER BELIEVES HE'LL WIN
Zbyszko, on Other Hand. Is Confident.
Worth 100000 to Winner-Every
NY .I,EIsI.REEv

For tho first time in the history of
sports In Richmond a worlds heavy
weight championship wrestling match
VIII be staged here, next Tuesday
Il. l.: Roller, holder OF the American
wrestling title will meet Stanislaus
Zbyszko. champion of the universe.
1t is not the first time that these two
In Seattle, DIR. Roller met Zbyszko and
was defeated. But that was when the
doTor was still IN infant at the game;
In his swaddling clothes. as 1t were.
Now tho Westerner has developed, he
has been up against all sorts and all
conditions OF men, has grown wise in
chockful OF confidence as any man can
be.
Hbyszko. through his manager. Jack
iiermann. OF Buffalo. has made tho
heat ANYBODY in the world. Hermann
doesn't believe that anybody has Il
chance with Ibyszko. And. if the truth
must be told, the big Pole has been
going, on his way without much
trouble. picking mp considerable money
ana hanging a. few scalps to his belt,
tion abroad. The one blot on the for
eign wrestler's escutchcon is a fall oh
tanned by Gus Schoenlcin (Amcricus)
The Baltim orean. though ha ultimate
~ lost the match, obtained tho first
tali In ono hour aud eight minutes.
Roller has measured strength with
Americus four different times, and has
won three out of the four matches.
While this may not be significant,
1t will give rise TO many hopes in tho
breasts of those who Will support tho
american; and who will cheer him on
I'm his cndeavor to win. 1t II he of any
interest Roller made this statement
to me before he left for Charlottcs-
vile yesterday: II do not believe there
Is IL man IN the world who can throw
me. While my, leg is still giving slight
trouble. 1t Will he entirely well by
TUESDAY night. and am going to throw
manages Roller and looks after his
interests said: 1T will be worth s1o0,-
900 FOR us to win this match, and it
VIII cost Ibyszko about that much to
lose, making ~ total of 100000 in tho
balance. Under such conditions 1t Is
hardly necessary to add that both
Roller and HbNsEko will be out to
So long as the bounds of sportsman
ship are not ovcrsteppcd. We realize
the strength and ability of zbyszko.
and we are not overestimating our
chances Ii Is going to be Il long pull
and Il tough pull. but l believe that
We Will make it,
Hermann. with;hie champion in tow.
Will DO here Friday night He will
have a few statements to Issue when
he does arrive. The Pole never saws
ANYTHING, He leaves 1t nil to his man
aE.r. Those OF US who have been
action Will not miss the match under
any consideration. He is, indeed. n
wonderful nan. with the most wonder
ful muscular development of any
wrestler In tho game to-day
Ihe promoters are expecting n park
full of people to witness the flght
Every preparation for the comfort and
convenience of those attending will be
looked after. Additional lights Will
be strung and the mat will BE- on the
ground So that there can rs no rccur-
renee OF the injury received by Dom
nelly. The rinEsidc seats will he ar
ranged in half circle so that
those occupying the grandstand and
the bleachers can have an unob-
structed view regardless of where they
are seated. Plenty OF ushcrs will bc
on hand TO see that everybody IL seat
ed. and nobody. not even officials, will
be allowed to gather ut the ringside.
The moving picture operators have
received Instructions from tho pro-
motors that IL they interfere at all with
the view of tho spectators they will
have to stop. Ii is the one big match
in the history of Richmond, and all
who come to the park will be given
the chance To see every move made
by the two most representative
wrcstiers In the world. Already mai
orders arc being received from out
he filled III accompanied by money or
dressed to McCoy's. Eighth and Bront
Streets. where the tickets are now or
sale. Conservative estimates place thu
| crowd ut 5000 people. At least 30. OOC
saw the Gotch- ZbysZko match In Chi.
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