The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-19
STATES THAT THOUGH LEWIS is
CHAMPION BE IS oUTcLAsSED
BY OVARIAN PLESTINA.
CHARLEY CUTLER IS Rated AS
FAR BELOW ZYBSKo'S CLASS
AND REPUDIATES FORMER
STATEMENTS.
wRESTL1NG TRUST COMES IN FOE
SCORING AT HANDS OF MAN
WE'LL KNOWN TO LOCAL
FANS.

Wheeling wrestling fans who have
soon bouts Mt the Auditorium for the
nast thren wears know now that they
have been buncocd. for Or. T. f. Rol-
lcr ono of the best known mon VINO
participated in tho matches, tells lhcn
so.
DR. Roller has written an interesting
article in the March number or Fh9 81
cal Culture. and in il he brands hi''!
shadow. manager Of I'D StTahs''t
Lewis. as ono Of tho members OF the
wrestling trust In the same ar''0,e
no deliberately reverscs his statement,
made time after time at the Audi
forum. that Lewis is the best wrestler
In the world and ought to be champ on
lie saws technically Lewis is champion
hui saws in tho same breath that inc
lost wrestler in the world is Marian
Plcstina, who is unknown here. who ~
n hotter man than Lewis or Joe
Stcchcr. and that Wiadck Hyhsko. inc
giant Pole foiSIcd on The public h"r"
as A world heater. is only Sccni"
ratcr. Roller points out that Lewis -
never is the best Of condition ana WI!
not be. because he has ocC0ln" SpolI'u
BY popularity. He rates Charley Cut
Ter. who also appeared here, far belo"
ZybSkUS class.
INC wrestling lINSl ilo"' say
lcr. is made up of lack" turlcy. pro-
motor Of the Willard-Johnson cham
nionShip boxing match which Johnson
says was rramc-up: Billy SandoW.
Cofrcy and Mclady. with CurleE always
the dominant factor.
Dr.. Roller also rcpudiateS some OF
his other statements. When here nc
said he found I'D Lewis in Detroit
picturc theatre Now he says he touhu
him in kentucky and lined him up with
his friend Sandow.'
Now it appears that Sardow is no
longer Il friend Of the doctors, there
fore nc belongs to trust.
If Or. Roller practisrs what ne
breaches in Physical Culture, then nc
admits that his bout with Lewis nero
a few weeks ago WAS nm absolute larc'.
lie admits that Lewis is one Of the
three best men in the world and teen
nically champion-th"n appears hero TO
wrcstlc him. Roller is Il down and
outer. His days Of hauling in tho big
handbag fun Of money after each bout
arc over lie is sore. now that tho pro-
motors Of younger and better mon want
nothing to do with him. lie follows
tho example Of greedy foreigners.
stands at tho door and takes tickets
and counts them so no one beats hlm'
He trusts no one. says everyone else
but himself is in the trust.
Once upon time Doc" was n
friend Of Sandows. and il might as
we'll be admitted by Roller that once
upon n time Roller occupied Curlcy' S
place in the wrestling trust or that ne
was the trust all alone. lie has maze
his money. He has brains enough 10
have kept it. If he didn't. that's MS
fault, lie ought to get out OF the
gamc-hclp clean il UP, as he breaches
and stay out Of Wheeling. SO ought
the rest of the gang unless they want
20 nut on honest matches. which 1t
seems impossible to bring here or any
place else, according TO Roller.
nr. Roller points 10 himself as a re-
tired wrestler. dcvoting his time 10
surgery. When the editors OF Physical
Culture discover that he is still play
ing to tho gallery in Wheeling and still
irving to make matches with lot OF
unknovns and stage his bouts here.
they will probably place little faith IN