The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-07
YOUNG NEsrUcHIAs TAKES TWO
FALLS FROM FORMER
CHAMPION.
Negotiations Pending for Bout Be
tween Winner and Zbysxko.
Contest Pleased Fans

In one Of the hardest fought wrest-
hng matches ever staged In this city
I'd. Stranger Lewis last evening
defeated DIR. Ben y. Roller. the famous
physician grappler. Lewis won the
nrst fall after a. minutes OF work. The
second fall went to the Roller In one
and one-half minutes. Lewis came
back strong and pinned the shoulders
OF the giant doctor to the mat for the
third fall In 10 minutes Both men
appeared TO be in splendid condition
and both worked hard all the way.
The match was witnessed By a fair
.ired crowd which seemed TO be evenly
divided a. TO their preference.
Tho grapplers were late on entering
the arena. DR.. Roller not having ar
rived at the auditorium until $50
o'clock lie entered the ring and at
the request OF Promoter Doc" Crane
gave demonstrations OF the different
holds. how they are secured and the
methods used in breaking them. This
took up considerable time. but n
proved decidedly interesting and IN
structive to YOU and old alike.
Owing to the fact that Peorze Phil
npe. who was 10 referee the match
could not attend. Arch Mcfarland was
chosen In that capacity. n. G.. Fred
richs, local sporting goods man, was
chosen as timekeeper and the biggest
athletic event OF the season started
promptly at $40 O'Clock. Roller gave
his weight at go. while Lewis weighed
In at 230.
Both Spar for Advantages.
The grapplers spared for adyan-
Hges and for several minutes neither
man was brought TO the mat Both
seemed testing out the others
strength and his condition at the
work and several tricks that are used
by wrestlers IN bringing their op-
ponent 70 the mat the men clinched
and both came down together. They
were working hard and the advan-
tage laid with neither one or the
other. AT times they would nave
each other in positions from which
IL seemed impossible to extract them
selves. Each time. however. some
trick OF the game would be brought
INTO play and the deadly holds would
be broken.
Lewis. finally after forcing the
game most OF the way. succeeded in
securing a double waist lock. Roller
was unable to break this hold and
ne was pinned TO the mat for the
count. IL took the giant Kentuchan
Just a. minutes to turn the trick.
The grapplers entered the arena
after a ten minutes rest and before
the spectators realized II Roller had
secured a crotch hold and pinned his
husky opponents shoulders to the
mat. This fall required just one ana
one-half minutes.
Lewis seemed fresh and did not
leave the ring. He waited for his op-
IN TfnFr 80.
Doc" Crane read communication
from l.. kowalsk. manager of Valdez
Zbyszko. In which he agreed TO re-
turn TO this city to meet either Lewis
or Roller, the match was resumed.
The letter stated that Zbysko would
meet either OF the grapplers here an
hnish match, no time limit, for a
purse OF 81 200 II WAS left up TO
the crowd as to which OF the wrestlers
would meet the giant Pole. They
agreed TO have the winner of last
evenings match as the attraction. II
was found that this would be agree
able TO the principals and a date Tor
the match will be set later.
Lewis Ends Match.
IN tne last round. Lewis rushed Roll
Ter and kept the Physician ON the de
tensive most of the time. Both men Were
working hard and several times u looked
clever ruse secured a scissors ana
hand hold from which the masterfuI
NolleT c"uId not tree himself ana he
was forced 10 take the count. 1t took
fall.
Following the match Or. Roller said
II any OF the wrestling fans Thought
the match between himself and Zbyszko
was hNed' ne would agree 70 meet any
man whom the people OF Whe.iing
would Suggest. would admit the sp-cta.
tors free. and n they were not salts
Ned they need not pay anything II
they were however. they could contrib
ute This Offer seemed TO meet with
the approval = the fans and relieved
greatly the feeling with some that tine
match between the Pole and Roller was
a fake
Lewis by winning from Roller last
evening stands out a. the America n
champion and the man that all coIners.
Tor worlds honors must meet before
LHn-- 1.