Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1911 — OLSON WINS MATCH [ARTICLE]

OLSON WINS MATCH

From Sam Marbarger Saturday Night in Straight Falls Before Small Crowd. (By a Critique.) Charlie Olson of Indianapolis won from Sam Marbarger (Tom Coburn) Saturday night in two straight falls in jig time, winning the first fall in 16 minutes, and the second in about 10. From a classy performance point of view it was good, from the box office receipts viewpoint it was not what it should have been. Olson is an attraction in Chicago and wresting patrons are getting weak-kneed in this locality evidently as there were but a few of the faithful present. The management is trying to arrange an event in the near future that should pack the house. That is Fred Beell and Olson to a finish. Should this be arranged and at present everything favors it, Jasper county sport patrons wiji have to sit up and take notice, as there is no man in the country, not even barring the incomparable Frank .Gotch, who has more admirers nor has a better reputation as a grappler than the Wisconsin man—Befell, and Olson is one of the best in the countty. Seat reservations would have to be made early as nearby towns would undoubtedly send delegates. Olson met Walter Willoughby of Cleveland at the Coliseum in Chicago Monday night in a finish match which the Indianapolis •man won. Speaking of this match which the Indianapolis man won, the Chicago Examiner said:

Willoughby, than whom there is no faster or more skillful man among the middleweights, is taking on a big contract with Olson, who still claims the light-heavy-weight title of the country. Olson at one time was regarded as a possible successor to Gotch as American champion, but became interested in theaters in Indianapolis and this kept him out of the game for long stretches. He has been campaigning now, though, and is in fine shape.