The Imperial Troupe of Lady Wrestlers fulfilled a week’s engagement at the Palace Theatre Ramsgate. The press declared the ladies were “Splendid specimens of womanhood from all parts of the Kingdom and the Colonies.” Ten pounds was offered to any amateur woman to beat a member of the Imperial Troupe and a gold wrist watch for the local lady putting up the best show.
On This Day-4TH OCTOBER-at The WHITE ROCK PAVILION in HASTINGS-We
See BOBBY BARNES Taking-On IVAN PENZECOFF!-I Have One of These Bouts
in My DVD Collection-and Perhaps Surprisingly it Turns Out to Be a Watchable
Contest!!
Also On This Bill- BRIAN 'GOLDBELT' MAXINE is in with JOHNNY CZESLAW!-
This Bout did the 'Rounds' a Lot!-And I Also Have an Original Flyer from Another
Venue-Well into The 1980's- When this Match was for MAXINE's BRITISH
MIDDLEWEIGHT Title and Belt!!
MAIN MASK
Interesting that nobody knows who were the "Supporting Contest!
Question: Was this not so unusual?
Cheers
In 1932
The Imperial Troupe of Lady Wrestlers fulfilled a week’s engagement at the Palace Theatre Ramsgate. The press declared the ladies were “Splendid specimens of womanhood from all parts of the Kingdom and the Colonies.” Ten pounds was offered to any amateur woman to beat a member of the Imperial Troupe and a gold wrist watch for the local lady putting up the best show.
A short 1971 visit and took part in that years Royal Albert Hall Tournament.
Also wrestling overseas, our own Terry Rudge, on this day in 1970.
Wrestling overseas, today, our own Sandy Orford beat Michael Nador, in Karlsruhe, Germany, on this day in 1958.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1967: -
Taras Bulba (Peru) v. Dave Morgan (Cardiff)
Ignatious Borg (Malta) v. Zoltan Boscik (Budapest)
Hermon Veidor ? Is this Steve in disguise?