I did the Wryton Outpost last time with Aberystwyth and Heritage member Peter commented that Newquay could also be a general Wrestling Nook and Crannie.
So maybe we have members who holidayed there and for me there is no better measurement than the golden years of early 1960's.
I drill in on 1963 in Newquay and ask the question , could this have been Paul Lincoln's far venue. I know he came north to do the Free Trade Hall in Manchester , but Newquay is 280 miles from London.
But first , let me admit that Lincoln promoted also at The Flamingo Ballroom in Illogan, Redruth which was 290 miles.
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I checked out Manchester Belle Vue and Liverpool Stadium for the same time period. Their cheaper seats up north could undercut 4 shillings here and also a top line of ten shillings and sixpence here , a little marked up , but probably pitched as maybe within reason.
I am no Dr Death expert , I never saw him. I think his great year might have been 62 with the unmasking of White Angel and his fans will know his principle venues , often Cinema 's and maybe in particular deals with Chains of Cinema's.
So my choice here is different because it's 3 months of summer 1963 , an outdoor venue and a football ground. Only 15 miles from Redruth and I wonder why. Not a Football League venue , and although a 5000 capacity , that was no use for wrestling. It must have been based round the covered stand which was pretty crude bench seating , and do we assume mainly standing.
Here are some words from a review that I found.
Facilities are a bit basic with a small outdoor tea bar and an even smaller outdoor beer bar. Portaloos available too. A small seated area straddled the halfway line. All benches though so no lumber support. A length of covered terracing running the length of a half of a very well maintained pitch.
No reports , I am afraid , no results , which for me is not so important.
But Lincoln saw the summer out although may not have repeated the venture here.
I have 12 bills and Lincoln only gave one glimpse of Dr Death , was he winding down , why not a small feud or a run of destruction. Yes he chose a flagship bout with Al Hayes , then nothing.
Interesting for me as I spot Lee Edwards , The Flash that I found in Madras and Kid Zamboa who he worked with there and I also suspect the same of Basil Coulolias
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Thanks for this interesting thread but I meant New Quay in Wales!
At the AGM for the football club in July 63 , it was reported that the club was £700 in debt and that proceeds from one charity evening plus the wrestling would wipe out £300 of that debt.
It's not clear if there was a rent or just takings from hospitality. Looks like Lincoln got it cheap for sure.
Decision was also made to have no pro footballers on the books.
It looks to me like the club made about £20-25 per show.
If only we knew what the gate size was. A minimum of 300 people at about 7 shillings average would bring in roughly £100. My guess is that this would be enough to pay the wrestlers. Maybe the gate was a little higher. Only me guessing though.
You're right. The football club were probably happy to have the grockles flooding the bar in the summer heat, maybe Lincoln wangled free hire. Andy yes, Lincoln kept it so fresh; even Jack de Lasartesse was there. I never had a snifter of seeing him.
Reference the Christian names of the Singhs, the obvious thought is whether Bakshis was The Wildman under yet another name? But Gunga is billed on Whit Monday.
I'll answer you then: yes, Cornwall was the farthest flung outpost of Lincoln promotions. I would have expected to see Roy Bull Davis on at least one of those bills; but no.
Fascinating for me is Jacques Lageat. As I mentioned this week, although French, one of the promoters of the German Tournaments.
But Jacques has really gone native. He was on the tv bill of Pallo v McManus I in 1962, wrestling Billy Howes for the European title; clearly for Dale Martins. Here he is a year later probably taking the family on a summer holiday, with two appearances in Newquay. A pound to a penny he was in Redruth, too.
Bakshis Singh????
The tag match has really got mangled.
Incredible to be making discoveries from plain sight 62 years on. Well done, Ron.