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!
MAIN MASK
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.