The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-04
kENTUCkiAN THREW U. S. CHAM
PioN HEAVILY AGAINST
a WALL
Fsll, After over An Hours Work. Re.
suited In Roller Being Uneon-
seioUs - Stepped Match.

Technically. Ed. stranger Lewis
OF Lexington. Ky. f. now the cham
pion American heavyweight wrestler
After an hour and six minutes OF the
Roller Lewis match al the Market
Auditorium last night. the former was
thrown heavily against the back VAN
and was severely injured Lewis FOL.
lowed up his advantage and turned
the champion over for a fall Il soon
developed that DR. Roller had been
rendered unconscious
Drs. T. VI. Haskins and r. r. Plant
were Immediately called and after ne
wrestler had been revived he was
carried 10 his dressing room. Dr. Has
kins pronounced the injury a slight
conclusion OF the brain. In the
agreement between the principals IL
was understood that there was 10 De
ten minute intermisslon between
falls. The doctors refused to allow
Roller return in that time and Lewis
allowed the intermission TO be ex-
tended
Al the end OF twenty minutes DR..
Roller returned 10 the stage. but DR..
T. ". Haskins refused to allow him
TO continue the match. saying that
man in Rollers condition was in no
condition to undergo such a strain
and excitement. In short talk Dr.
| Roller said that he was ready and
willing 20 20 on and do the best ne
could. DIR. Haskins refused 10 CON
sent and backed his arguments up
with police officer
Declared Winner.
Accordingly Lewis was declared the
winner OF the match and incidently
the champion American heavyweight
wrestler. The decision met with the
approval OF a good portion of the
1000 fans present. but there were
many who insisted that barring the
accident. Roller was still good enough
10 be champion.
There is no blame to be attached
10 Lewis in connection with the in
jury TO Roller, as he was thrown out
OF a general miN-up against the wall.
and the only thing that can be said
IN regard TO this Is that IL was most I
unfortunate
DR.. Roller said in his dressing room /
that technically, ii was Lewis match |
but that he hoped 10 meet the new
champion again in the future. He
old not think that this would be in the |
near future. and said that he would .
IKE 10 say that before he met the .
hentuckian again he wanted ten DAYS
or TWO weeks in which to get in shape.
80 hat Lewis Is q hard one. one Of
roller. and my prediction is that in
~ OF LWo OF three years he Will be {
STsstI"ro "a champion neayya eight
NlsStlet. ie4t throughout the match
ana until my injury mat I Was Ssfsi
bSss 'ng decision ls justly his. il seems
nara that % could not have been de- q.
v4ued on regulation mat with rob.s q
on -FOUR sides. but ] am not a knocker
anu VIII NOT stand ou tcChuiC'
Great Exhibition.
From the introduction UUfIl IN. match, !
was ended. or FOR one hour and FiN min.
utes, the two thousand or more fans
game that has never been egtiaiI.i -
tnls city, and " the former chaf,t,..,.,I
M, sl, y tirn IA biz opponegt he made
lewis was on the offensive ana IiTfii
AFTER the uity minute period. Then IL
time 20 De Going something and from
t4at umy on % was be who was dteid-
edlE on the offensive.
The work OF Morris Levy As a r.f.-..|
Wa most Disgusting 20 the greater
Illhbti on the fans present and they
tusl not opportunity 20 show their feel .
ing IN this respect The honesty OF mo
ollltlal. D. not questioned bur his abII-
~ would be given serious considsratiap
ogTgi' being branded a standard quality. .
The actions OF the PARTICIPANT y-..fs
ABOVE itpr"ach and not once was There
~ Wt- Us itT The cl"au.-t match tH4f
haN been staged lu this city during me /
season Both men were cool Iu all .tF.fr
movements au unlike former mills ~ .
tNla hlHa. NOT once were they guilty OF
an uuspurtemauIIkr move.
In urttNltE. Wsrtre-z and skU both
men gave "a rare exhibition OF the best
there s. iu wrestling In strength fb.t .
appeared 20 be equal In one respect b
roller was the superior and that was iu .
MS repertoire OF holds and quick rafrn-
IS The physician wrestler had th.
guickuess of cat and NOR. than ono. b
caught the k'utu"kIHu uulWarra.
The powerful neck OF the ''StrauElsr'r
was again last night many times his
saw abuu. Roller appeared SURPRISED !
az tho ability OF tho vUuuEztar 20 ygffg-
gle out or almost impossible body holds
Tue ksnturEiHu was near having hIH I
shoulders put 90 the mat on as MANI
a. three occasions with the fatal TIE
hold. but without execution rnrua .rrf .