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net. TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES MEET I TO PLAN FOR S( HOOL YEARIf s • ib* 'rie* b at | hen. | sier rie? I and errs fin*nrvf live any art f of tro) dis-IrTitvps,. It i of nn-:hat -tcp ifral e to ible der full ate bli-iv ill In wt-ie. im-art ing are ro-no-at the K»l-The township trustees of Putnam county met in the office of County School Superintendent L. G. Wright Monday for the purpose of outlining plans for the maintainance of the schools of the county during the com-mg year. Th*- schools of Russell tup., opened Monday, but in other townships, school will begin next Monday, September 13.--o—-TO. FRANK DOLLER MAKES A SENSATIONAL CHALLENGE.d-elDr. Frank Roller, a DePauw graduate and athlete off note, who since his graduation from PePauw, has beer, prominent as a wrestler, has challenged Jesse Willard, world’s champion heavyweight fighter to prove the self defense merits of boxing vfi. wrestling.The New York Herald of recent date devote*- a full page to the challenge and comment, giving illustrations. The challenge issued by I)r. Roller, is as follows:Jess Williard, champion boxer of the world, and admittedly the greatest living exponent of thar art, said recently—•‘Outside of boxing, savate and jiu-jitsu are the only systems of unarmed defense that I know of. Any fair boxer can beat any savate crack or any jiu-jitsu expert.”1 admit the latter part of this statement. I also admit that Williard is the best boxer living, if Mr. Willard will go with me to the gymnasium for a few minute*1 will show him a method of self-defense that is as far superior to boxing as boxing is superior to savate and jiu-jutsu. I ask your Champion Willard, to nring « jury of newspaper men and clt.r officials and let us settle for once and all the question: Which is the better method of self-defense, boxing or wrestling?You are the champion boxer of the world, and we will suppose that you cannot be beaten in your 1 line. 1 am the champion wrestler I of America only. Suppose we ad-1 mit that there are men who are bitter wrestlers than I am. It nil’ be all the more effective in proving that wrestling is a better method of self-defense than boxing if I, simply an American champion, should defeat you, the world’s champion in the proposed contest. I am not taking into consideration at all your tremendous fldvai tage of ten years in youth r and forty pounds in weight, eith-• er.' 1 will agree ,o wrestle accord-' ng to American wrestling rules, you to 1k)x according to the generally accepted boxing rules. I will grant you the further concession of using your naked hands instead of padded gloves.Remember that as a boxer I ad mire you, and personally 1 like you very much, but simply to demonstrate that wrestling is a better method of self-defense than 1 oxing I will tie you up like a baby in less time than It takes you to eat your Monday morning breakfast.Come on! Let’s try it out.This nuestion has been In doubt lot years and Is propounded to bo»h of us every day. You sayman was puling that hammer-lo'k up iota the roots of your h»ir? 1 am utterly unable tofigure out how a man could box effectively while in the grip of a scissors hold which might becrushing his ribs. You’ll have a fat ebance to box me if I ever get you face down with the famous too hold. You gay you couldknock me out In-fore 1 could asmuch as touch you, eh? Well, you !. have to he standing up and in good position to do that, and pretty clever, too. Your only chance will t*. i„ the first few seconds. Ail the rest of the time will be mine, so the gambler's chances are in my favor.fr.R.lt;1)0hotertheIrIin i
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GreenCastle Herald Democrat
Greencastle, Indiana, US
Fri, Sep 10, 1915
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