Lexington, Kentucky:  May 14, 1913
(Lexington Opera House) … Dr. B.F. Roller b. Ed “Strangler” Lewis (2-0) (Roller won the
first fall in 48-minutes and the second in 1-minute) (Lewis suffered a leg injury in the first
fall which hampered him in the second) … (promoter:  Jerry Walls) … (referee:  Jerry
Walls) … (large crowd in attendance)

Lexington, Kentucky:  June 17, 1913
(Lexington Opera House) … Dr. B.F. Roller b. Ed “Strangler” Lewis (2/3) (Lewis won the
first fall in 26-minutes, Roller won the second in 19-minutes and then took the third in 12-
minutes) … (promoter:  Jerry Walls) … (referee:  Jerry Walls)
Note:  After the match, Roller said Lewis was going to be a champion in the future and
that Frank Gotch would have a tough time beating him.


Lexington, Kentucky:  September 18, 1913
(Lexington Opera House) … Ed “Strangler” Lewis b. Dr. B.F. Roller (2/3) (Roller won the
first fall in 22-minutes, Lewis won the second in 58-minutes, and Lewis won when Roller
was unable to continue) (Roller suffered a cracked rib in the second fall and had to
forfeit) … (promoter:  Jerry Walls) … (referee:  Jerry Walls)
Notes:  Lewis won Roller’s claim to the American Heavyweight Title.  Lewis weighed 202
to Roller’s 217.  The results of the match were featured on the front page of the
Lexington Herald.



Research by Tim Hornbaker
September 16, 2010
Lexington Wrestling Results - 1913