Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1911 — POLOS EASILY DEFEATED [ARTICLE]

POLOS EASILY DEFEATED

By Sam Marbarger Saturday Night in Straight Falls—Slim . Crowd Attends. (By A. Critique.) Sam Mlarberger, who has been wrestling under the name of Tom Coburn, proved too much for Polos, the Lafayette Greek, last Saturday night at Ellis’ opera house. Marbarger won handily in straight falls, never being in any danger himself as the Greek found Sam’s excessive weight and experience too much of a handicap to Overcome. The Greek demonstrated that he is a good defensive man, particularly so in handicap matches but weak on the offensive. Lafayette papers have suggested matching Polos against “Demon” Bartl. If this match should be made, the Greek will think all his other matches have been parlor exhibitions.

Marbarger was challenged by Egener of Brazil, Ind., but no date has been set for the match. The attendance would lead one to think that, the matches are coming too and a rest will do the game good. (Marbarger was to go to Tennessee to wrestle “Doc” Roller this week. Roller, while a good wrestler, has been more or less pf a joke for several years on account of his desire to shine as a pugilist. He did start aganst a third-rater, according to Western paper advices, but it took two referees to announce it. One said “Time.” The other counted “Ten.” ' And Roller quit prizefighting. i