The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30
ROLLER HAS HAD MANY
NOVEL EXPERIENCES
Relates Story OF Match With CANA
tho East Indian, Which Took
Place at Calcutta.
WAS COVERED WITH GREASE
That With Handicap Of 800 Pounds
Proved Too Mucl, for the Seattle
Physician, and Bout Was Called
on Immediately.

DR.. B. F. Roller. tho Seattle physi-
clan wrestler who meets Ed Lewis
IT the BAH Park next Thursday night,
has probably Travelled more than any
other wrestler in the world Regard
Ing those travels he has more chan one
interesting tale OF adventure to relate.
Perhaps the stranScst OF them all
happened about four years ago. when
the doctor was booked to ,grcstIe in
East India He was to wrestlc the Ia It
Indian champion known as Cana" tho
terror.
The promoters who booked Roller
h"d been trying To get Gotth on for n
match with the dusiy champion. but
Gotch would not take q chance When
!nc pforosition was Dut up TO Roller
me prospects and the adventure OF tho
Tip looked good enough to tcmot him
to accept.
The sea voyage was rough one.
when Roller arrived in Calcutta he WINS
III no condition TO wrcstle any one and
'he neat was so intense that the doc
tor declares YOU could literally have
fried an ogg in the sun"
Ihe match was to take Mace the
DAY after Roller arrived. His big opno-
ncht was not to arrive until the dav of
The match. Roller. OF course. was anx-
Gus 70 sec the Eastern Terror he had
heard so much about
Early on the morning OF tho match
i,o'ici was awakened by the beating
oil tcmioms ana other Instruments
winch furnish music to the native ears.
put contributes nothing but agony TO
..ne ears oil Westerners. Roller and
ms companions looked out OF the win
uow ana beheld what looked very much
ike band of Apache Indians doing
4 wa" dance. Roller was informed
tiat ms opponent had arrived
rs me custom was for the two con-
sestants TO eat breakfast together
koler quickly dressed and hurried to
INC interpreters room to meet his op-
| poncnt. Roller, OF course expected to
see muscular giant, ana nearly
dropped dead when he was presented
10 short fat man, whose weight was
given Mt 32o pounds or better
Aiter the introduction the party went
Gown cow to breakfast. Roller is no small
ieeder himself. hut when he saw the
amount Of food his opponent wns able
! 10 stow away in one meal he uuit Won
mer'nt about his weight. After the
meal the strange party paraded around
/ me city, heating their tomtoms and
Ee:lihg IKE gang Of spoilers. in front
OF an Oriental show. Af;er the parade
| the great CANA retired 10 his tent.
which was pitched In the centre OF the
town. The match WIS called at , L. NJ
On entering the ring Roller noticed
.iitt. MS ppioheHt was covered with
grease. lie protested. but was inform
cd that such were the rules Of that
| country. He was then handed a can
OF grease and told - grease himself
lie declined. and the match started.
| Roller found II Impossible to get any
SOFT OF grip on the biz East Indian
and with the big weight against him
| Roller was soon worn out, and iinally
had to call the match off
Roller at once challenged the Indian
( wrestler. and the latter agreed to come
70 the United States FOR II return match.
! Roller wanted to hold the match in this
country with the grease barred and
under American rules Up TO this time
he has heard nothing. Several times
challenged ZbysEko. but he insists that
the match lie staged In East India and
up TO this time the champion has not
] accepted.