The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-13
BAILEY MET
HIS MASTER
Lasted But Two and a Half
Rounds in Match with
''DOc" Roller
LIFTED OFF FEET
IN SECOND ROUND
Dropped with Thud that Shook Armory
- George w. Landed First Clean
Blow on Rollers Jaw-Crowd of 800
Saw the Sport.

DIR. Ben F. Roller, physician, wrestler
and boxer Che proved the latter last even
ing IN the ArmoTy), was not obliged
to give a year of his life to give George
W. Bailey a trimming" as he had written
The Reformer he would be willing to do
nor that privilege. He took only about
FIVE and One-half minutes. At the end of
that time, which was about half way
through The third two-minute round
Bailey announced through Referee Jim
Barnes that he had had enough =
There was not the slightest doubt Of
Rollers superiority in every department
of the game after the first 80 seconds, and
some 800 left the hall perfectly satisfied
with the evenings entertainment. 1t had
included a preliminary which for two
rounds was a whirlwind and would have
| been for a longer period except that both
! boys, Robert Nhidden and c. Streeter,
were so tired that they scarcely could lift
/ glove during the last four rounds
| Many believed that the main bout was
/ due to be a. plain fake a money making
scheme framed up by the principals. II
it was there are 500 ready to testify that
the principals are entitled to big time
work princes of fakirs.
Jim Barnes of Springfield, Mass.
was referee and that fact was against any
|
| any inclination that way 1t was $40
when he appeared in the ring in advance
of Bailey, the first of the principals to ap-
pear. He announced that it had been
agreed that the bout was to be of 10
rounds duration OF two minutes each
and that the men had agreed to break
clean in the clinches.
Roller appeared a few minutes after
Bailey, and with the exception of trunks
he wore no clothing He boxes, as he
wrestles, in his bare feet Roller wore
tapes around his hands, but Baileys hands
were bare. Each man was assisted by
one second, and Rollers, after he had put
on the gloves for his principal. had moth
ing to do except to drape over the doctor S
shoulders a bathrobe at the end of the
first two rounds.
Bailey Landed on Docs Jaw.
The men touched gloves at the call of
time for the first round and sailed in In
the first 80 seconds a number of blows
were exchanged and Bailey landed one
good one on the jaw. After that it Is
doubtful If Bailey, who boxed with his
right hand forward. landed clean blow
on his opponent Before the bout had
gone minute Bailey rushed into clinch
and began hammering the kidneys OF
his opponent, the same tactics that
led Arthur Pelkey of Chicopee, Mass. t.
believe he was white hope" The
crowd Kissed as Roller stood with his arms
raised from his sides and took the blows
Barnes rushed to the men and separated
them and then Roller started He jabbed
and punched until he had Bailey covering
up and just before the bell Roller landed
two blows that took much of the fight
out of his opDOuent
The second round had not been long il
progress when Bailey left an opening anc
a short arm punch from Rollers right fis
set Bailey down so hard that the substan
tial building fairly Jared. Roller turned
and walked away and Bailey quickly go
to his feet and advanced towards the cen
ter of the mat, Roller returning to NEE
him For 10 seconds Rollers feet anc
fists moved SO quickly that all Bailey dis
was to cover up closely and rush int
: clutches Each time Roller waited for TIN
! referee to part them At the close of tn
round he rocked Bailey's head with left