In life Harry Rabin was a working class hero. His death was a wrestling tragedy.
Harry Rabin
On this day in 1924 Chick Cocky Knight saved the life of a fellow soldier in Gibraltar. A campaign is currently underway to get his exploits recognised by the Government of Gibraltar.
Chick Knight
Barnsley's own, Karl Von Kramer, on the poster above. He crops up a lot overseas, obviously enjoyed the travel.
It was indeed dad's bill. Not only do I recall the contest, but I also recall the next time Wall appeared on TV, Walton attempted to put the draw against Douglas "in context" by informing us that Wall had been wrestling that bout with a broken neck.
Burley Barry drawing with Champ Rocky! Must have been dad's bill.
Wrestling overseas today, Adrian Street defeated Mike Hammer in Calgary, Canada, on this day in 1981.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1971:-
Andy Robin (W) v Roy St Clair
Alan Miquet v Brian Maxine (RSF)
Rocky Wall (1) v Barry Douglas (1)
Well, it looks like Main Mask is out picking mushrooms and not sharing a Sunday poster today.
So I will tell you that today in 1924 (two years before the Queen was born) is the day Chick Knight saved a drowning soldier at Catalan Bay, Gibraltar.
And my uncle George would have been 118
Us fans studied the bills far too closely to be fooled Anglo Italian. That Hanley bill is good enough and doesn't need Pallo v McManus..
Now as for Lincoln beating Verdu, there you have a point.
Further proof, this time in Stoke, of the pullng power of the McManus v Pallo feud. This promotoer, too, tried to attract the casual fan by showing the pair's names alongsde, so that, glancing from the bus, you could easily think they were actually going to fight each other.
Fascinating, Saxonwolf, that lowly 1955 Paul Lincoln should have defeated Verdu in Spain. I can't imagine how that came about.
Wrestling overseas, on this day in history, our own (adopted son!) Paul Lincoln beat Oscar “Crusher” Verdu in Cartagena, Spain, on this day in 1955.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1965: -
Josef Zaranoff (W) v John Cox
Jim Breaks (RSF) v Michel Saulnier
Syed Saif Shah (W) v Yure Borienko
1962 Paul Lincoln show: