The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-29
WRES7LERS READY FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
d Lewis and DR.. B. f. Roller Will Meet Tonight at City
Auditorium For American Graphing Tte-Wnner
Will Meet Stanislaus Zbyszko


yOueh must be served" So said Ed
<eWts last night. when asked to make
statement about his match with DIR
Roller. at the Auditorium tonight.
Lewis continued then as follows
= can beat Roller; / know / can bea,
MN; why. he was all in after the first
Al ~ the last match. while l was not
bit tired. I admit did not have
10 tive Roller a return match, but
Want to beat Roller without using the
BtrAngle hold; then ! can start out
md make some big money After
best Roller Tuesday night I can gel
Enough engagements to keep me busy
or = year, and that's the reason |
av0 Roller return match. I am the
youngest OF all American heavyweight
Wrestlers and feel that it Is UP to me
70 win the championship from Zbysz-
10. after | beat Roller.
4 will go in the ring with Roller
hia time with moro confidence than
did before, and I think that's hall
NJ battle.
You may think that line of talk
lnacks OF overconfidence, but, know
&u4 my physical condition as l do,
can have no other opinion than that
will win"
Or, Roller made the following state
nsnf:
II give Lewis credit for being q
ZANE wrestler. In regard to the
match tonight. / will say that l Will
b In good condition and prepared
for long bout. l realize Lewis has
WONDERFUL endurance and viii be a
kouKh man to beat l feel that am
ltiM good for a number Of years, and
myself realize more than any one
blae what defeat would mean to me
now NY future in the wrestling
Ame depends on the result OF this
match, and l must win. or retire from
HE game
An interesting sidelight on the Roll
kr-L,ewis match, which Is to take place
e the City auditorium tonight. for the
heavyweight championship Il Ameri-
"A, ID the seriousness with whicn Lew
N Ii taking the engagement The
Kentucky grapp,er spends half OF his
Lime training and the osaer half tell
jng his friends why ne must win from
The doctor Lewis will unonestian
Ahiy 20 on the mat favorite. His
Victory over Roller will make him =
kavorite. but Roller, on the strength
|Dk past matches still has many
Friends.
Lewis believes that he is going 10
win. On the other hand. Rollers SUP
hor4ers hold different opinions. When
ENXiIE dpOut the FattE LEWIS btSSi
lays III / beat Keller" bat after I
'bAAt HaoFer He's mad, mad all
|byef his big frame. He has never
believed that Roller couiG beat him.
Ind points out tina. at the last match
)he had the doctor all in after the
'aret fall and could have pinned him
Without the strange hold,
The work Of preparation is all done.
TRAINERS In both camps pronounce the
|nert ready Both camps predict vic
kory. Today will be used as day
bf rest. only the slightest bit OF ex-
Fer0ise, 10 prevent any increase In
RWeiGht, being taken. For the past
kew days wherever the athletical'y IN
Filmed gather. there YOU will aes- dis
|csisaion OF the relative merits Of the
liner. Some Of these remarks are IL
others are merely anus
knx int all give evid nee of the vast
hy1SaNt ~ Interest this championship
masch has aroused In Richmond
|. Because OF the fact that a long
|h-.l hard battle Is looked for, there
|wssi he hsst fifteen minutes devoted
10 ~ curtain raiser.
20 gst these two rNen together In
Kosse1 tie expenditure of more than
has resr been offered for any match
.sagrd III Richmond. In spite OF this,
HIS pranoser has kept the prices down
10 rock hofton
TIE ,,ai- matcis will begin prompt
sy ". $40 O'Clock.
Ts.e stage IL ali set at the Audsto-
r.N.n for the big match, the manage
tnc.t having arranged special stage
MI. seats on the stage. in order to
acc.s.Ts rtotlate the big crowd tina, win
turr ;.s.t to witness the most impcr-
tant wrestling match staged in, Ameri-
n this season.