Well here's a Real Rarity from the Days pre-HACKENSCHMIDT!......
ENGLAND vs. CANADA in MANCHESTER at ST.JAMES'S HALL-OXFORD STREET!
TOM CONNOR against JEM DUANE-and the Poster for this Event-126 Years ago!!
£50 at Stake!-A veritable Mega-Fortune in those Days!...
+ An Image of the Man himself!! Check out the Write-Ups under Both Men's Names!
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i HAVE JUST LISTED THIS VERY SAME ONE & ONLY POSTER ON EBAY
Good grief Ruslan the questions you ask.
Well, I came across this Los Angeles paper of three years earlier, 1891, that says he weighed 150 pounds - 10 stones 10 pounds
Los Angeles Herald 18/01/1891
The Main Mask A+ from Russian Concussion, thanks for posting. Loved it. Ron brilliant photo. Hack thanks for sharing the result of the bout. Here's a question to everyone: what was Tom Connor's weight around that time? He's called world catch wrestling champion, I wonder which weight division championship he claimed...
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The picture is Cross Lane Pendleton , not so far from today's Precinct.
Great stuff from you MM....what a treasure trove.
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Splendid photo Ron. Thanks for that.
Tom Connors stood outside his pub in Salford.
Thank you Main Mask. I was only young at the time.
Each of the three falls was wrestled in a different style. Duane won a toss and chose to "Collar and Elbow" style for the first fall. Duane won the fall after 5 1/2 minutes.
The second fall was Catch-as-Catch-Can, won by Connors after 9 minutes.
The deciding fall was Graeco-Roman style, won by Connors after 4 1/4 minutes.
TOM CONNORS himself!....
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