Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1911 — Big Wrestler Coming Here For Mutch With Tom Coburn. [ARTICLE]

Big Wrestler Coming Here For Mutch With Tom Coburn.

Charles Olsen, the greatest wrestler of his weight in the world, will be here Saturday night. His opponent will be Sam Murbarger (Tom Coburn). Both (|re from Indianapolis, where Olson has made a large amount of money and where he has a high sheading in the business world. He is a better wrestler than Coburn, that is, he has beaten him many times, but when Coburn is in condition the Swede has a tussle to land his blocky and scientific opponent. Olsen and Murbarger met at Crawfordsville about six weeks ago and Olsen won, but the first fall required 55 minutes and the second 42 minutes. A week before in a handicap match Murbarger had staid an hour with Olsen. A week or two later Olsen staid a half hour with Hackenschmidt. Olsen has figured in many good wrestling purses and in Indianapolis it is not uncommon for him to get from SIOO to S3OO for a match. He was induced to come here by Murbarger and his manager, who believed that his reputation would bring out a large crowd. There has been a lot of wrestling here and it has been well patronized and some of the contestants have ranked well up in the wrestling game, gut no one with the reputation of Olson has been here before. He is a real champion, and Gotch, the acknowledged world's champion as a heavyweight, says that Olsen and Beele and Dr. Roller are the greatest American wrestlers next to himself. Olson is about 6 feet tall, weighs about 185 pounds and is a gentleman in every respect. Tha> Indianapolis Star recently spoke of his extensive business interests. He engaged in the picture show business several years ago and in addition to having three of the best located shows in Indianapolis he is at the head of a film service and has extensive Interests. He has talked of giving up wrestling for some time but like most men who have made a success of a thing he clings to it and it is sai>l now that he intends to keep at the game and in training until he gets another chance at Dr. Roller, who won from him at Indianapolis about a year ago after Olson had secured the first fall. Olson will arrive here on the after-' noon of the match and will doubtless be a big attraction. The prices for seats for this match will be 50 cents, except at the ring side, where they will be 75 cents. Manager Ellis is now reserving seats on order. Lots of men will open « SSO pot oA a pair of Jacks and kick up an awful rumpus the 'next’'morning if their wives want to opeif a ff bank account for the baby.