it was a way to attract punters , make the event sound more important than it really was. Two decent wrestlers participating in a tournament no doubt billed on the night as the final of said tournament. Could it be that the promoters stretched the truth, as if they would.
in the early 40s...shillings as well as other coins starting with 3 pence coin were still made of "silver" (had some silver content) in the 60s the situation was different.
Agree. I notice best seats were 5 shillings. On the Bolton bill Ruslan posted for a 1965 tournament they were still top price of 7 shillings, only two bob more. In Preston in 1965 ringside was 7/6.
It would almost certainly be a generic trophy, it makes no sense to purchase s trophy while raising money for a charity, a "silver trophy" purchase would put a hole in the takings
it was a way to attract punters , make the event sound more important than it really was. Two decent wrestlers participating in a tournament no doubt billed on the night as the final of said tournament. Could it be that the promoters stretched the truth, as if they would.
my main concern is that random match was for a silver trophy...like it wasn't part of any tournament.
in the early 40s...shillings as well as other coins starting with 3 pence coin were still made of "silver" (had some silver content) in the 60s the situation was different.
Agree. I notice best seats were 5 shillings. On the Bolton bill Ruslan posted for a 1965 tournament they were still top price of 7 shillings, only two bob more. In Preston in 1965 ringside was 7/6.
It would almost certainly be a generic trophy, it makes no sense to purchase s trophy while raising money for a charity, a "silver trophy" purchase would put a hole in the takings