The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-30
DR.. ROLLER WINS MATCH
FROM THE STRANGER"
One fn'l Awarded Seattle Physician
ON Account OF CosteIlo's
interference
RUFEREE DECLARES BETS OF,
stone. the Kentucky Hercules.
Challenges The Winncr--Bout Will
LIKELY BE Staged Within Next Ten
bays--Proliminar. a Stand-OT.

~, Is. r Roller. of Seattle. Wash.
and I'd "St-tnylcr'' Lewis. of l.xin,'
ton. i>N- both claimants to the hcavv-
80 wrestling championship OF
-Nh"rlca, gave q remarkable exhibition,
OF mat work at the city Auditorium
Iast night before an audience OF more
'llt'h i,'pu men and women After
losing the first FAN, and being awarded
INC second fan because of the inter-
terence cot Lvwis's second. Dr. Rol1or
Won the third anu final fan after rour
minutes of whirlwiud work. NV dron
pin: 20 his Knees ana sending l.cwia
SnraWliuG 10 tho mat and then min
illG ms shoulders for the required
length of time
Tho fist sail was won by Lewis ,f.
Ter one hour nud two minutes OF work.
Lewis was the npcressor Throughout
the tactics of Or. Roller being to wear
down his youthful opponent Roller
tried for q full hanmcrlock, but fail
ca and Immediately fell into Lcwis's
powerful arms ana into a full ham
inerlock, from which ho could not OK.
iricate himself
norm MEN ESCAPE
DANGEROUS HOLDS
Both mon made embarrassing escapcs
from dangerous head and arm holds
and IN the second 20 Lewis had Roller
down in the corner getting ready to
pin him when Gus Costello. second for
Lewis threw his pouderous 23s pounds
AGAINST Roller. and Referee Martin
Jenkins. of Roanoke, immediately an
nounced that the fall was awarded
to Roller because OF Interference.
mo men went ON the mat for the
third fall at 1870 O'Clock, and the
GOING was fierce Roller fcirned :,
grab at Lewis, but dropped TO his
knees, the Kentuck!an shooting over
his shoulders ana falling upon his
back quick as HASH the Seattle
nhNsician was upon him and pinioncd
Lewis To the mat rs If he were In "a
stone, the "Kentucy Hercules" chal-
lcngsd the winner OF the match, and
both the wrestlcrs stated I'm even,
They won Tho match. they would be
glad TO take on stone for a finished
bout stone has exceedingly broad !
shoulders, ana has the appearance OF
- wrestler oil ability. This bout will /
be staged after the state Fair.
BILLY Parker and Zeko Smith put !
""- "a preliminary which went twenty !
minutes without either getting a fail !
George Herbert was the referee OF /
1u>rrLI!HS TARD>
IN hrI'EAHANCE |
one Of the displcasing features of |
last nights main bout was the fact |
mat tho men did not make their APP
I"orance ON the mat foro moro than !
thirty minutes after The time adver- |
Used.
After Or. Roller had been awarded |
me second fall because Of tho inter
crencc Of Costello. the doctor made
h brief speech, in which he stated he
Nas IN favor of keeping the game
lean, and because Of many persons
not understanding the rules of the
game. ~ would ask that all bets be
declared OF. Referee Jenkins de
,mred all bets nuu and void II
lewis explained TO the audience that
lac second FAN went to Roller because
u the interference Of Costello, with
Which ic had nothing to do. and ho
Nas sorry ii happened because he was
confident ho had the doctor in a po-
ition 50 that he could have pinned his
hoUldcrs 10 tho Wot without great
Mort.