The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
.HEAVWE|GHTS TO
MEET IN ACADEMY
Kervaras, the Greek Lion, Battles
Donnelly, Irish Champion, Il
:, Tomorrow Night. s
WINNER TACKLES DR.. ROLLER !
Interest in Match Grows, While
Both Men Are to Put Up
Battle of Their Lives.
WINNER TACKLES DR.. ROLLER.
ny ,RErEREE..


In its last analysis wrestling has
ever been the game of the big fcl-
lows" When Greece was great and
Athens the intellectual and physical
were filled with veritable giants. tho
very pick of tho flower OF tho man
hood of the world. For this reason,
IL for no other. the heavyweight
wrestling encounter between Ker-
varas. the towering Greek, and Mike
Donnelly, who wears a shamrock upon
his breast, which takes place to-mor-
row might in the Academy of Music,
beginning at $3.50 o'clock. is going to
attract many who heretofore either
had no interest in the game. or lnter-
est of the most lukewarm kind.
But there are other reasons. To
both of tho men the match is Of prime
Importance. Upon Its outcome will
depend which of the two is to get a
chance to meet Dr.. B. +. Roller, and
defeat the physician grappler. Will
earn the right TO tackle Stansilaus
Ibyszko. for the championship Of the 4
world. There Is nothing phony about
this announcement. There may have
been queer matches pulled off in tho
past but zbyszko Is too far UP In !.
the game and SO Is Roller TIC take any
chances of this kind. The loss OF q 4
match by either Of these two would ;
obviously entail great financial loss,
v.
means greater receipts at future
matches.
Heavy Cost of Bouts.
1t was only by arranging ali clint
nation tourney that zbyszho could be
secured. Naturally the promoters arc
depending upon the support of the pubs:
ltc The amount involved in bringing, Is
nero inc very cream of the big fellows
is II rather appreciable sum, and since
inc promoters are by no means PHI
lathropists. though good sports, thoysi
are banking on the people who love
clean sport to como to their, help In
Mike Donnelly and Kervaras they got
the best the market afforded Both
nre big, husky fellows. with tho edge
In weight going to tho Creek Lion.
inc freshman wants whack at Roll
Ter. Like ell good Irishmen he IS an
optimist, and In spite of Rollers repu-#
itation, believes that he can beat the
seattle man, Indeed, Donnelly has
something of reputation himself He
mas defeated Stranger Lewis, who. by
the way. writes that he wants to get
IN tho tourney. 1t ls possible that hes5
viii DO given the opportunity. But
back TO Donnelly. While a heavy
weisht--ho tips the scale at zoo pounds
mo Is 1.-the Of form, not fat. but a
Trim and clean -limhed athlete, with
long, rnngy muscles, we'll distribueds
ana we'll developed. though not overly
prominent He Is fast. and has ~ world
Heiped MIN IN all of his Victories.
Donnelly's Rise Meteoric.
Donnelly's rise In the wrestling
World ''o, mas been little short OF MARI
Vellous.' 1t may be a depression, but
we want to tell just 4 few things this
Fellow has done since his arrival -
LESS than two years ago he was an
unknown. Now he Is legitimate as.
pirant Tor the title once held by Gotch
ana now mantling the shoulders OF
Ebyszho. When he first appenred5 In
Chicago they paid very little attention.
tc MN. lie managed to get ma tcbed
win DIE Ell Schulz. the pride of the
stockyard district. Schulz, a German.
was about tho most popular man in
chicago ut the time. having been
groomed to meet Gotch for the title.
mere was some miSup and tho match
was called Off. He met Donnellv ana q
defeat on tho same night. The irish =
mans stock began to riso from that
oment, and he was deluged with chal. Y
iehSes. He won three consecutive
bouts from first rate men. ~ ~
AFTER that the wise boys decided
20 moe ths 1rishinan under string Of
uoioh.s' anybody to beat DonneIlyf'
was thelr ultiInatum, ana thew went \
TO Michigan after Charlie Dawson 8
whose ravages among tho wouIdbns
chainps mad put him in the front row
Donneiiy won. though the experts de-
care 1t was the fiercest. most gruelIins.
hght ever staged In the Windy City.
Greeks Strength Formidable.
AS Tor the Greek, his very brute :
strength makes him dangerous ans.
.asohlst at any and NIL times, even ir
ne possessed no science whatever 19ut s.
ne comes from country where wrest ~
ing Is Just as much a part of the
schooi curriculum as the three RS. No
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