We have Studied the Career of that Great Wrestler and Promoter PAUL LINCOLN in Depth
over the Years during which I have Built-Up my Huge DOCTOR DEATH Files!
But,however-his Very Early Career is STILL much more 'Shadowy'-with fare less Documented
Knowledge than from 1958 Onward!
Here's a few of My Original Gems that can Fill in a Handful More Tiles in The LINCOLN 'Mosaic'!
Starting off with a WEST HAM BATHS Flyer from 9TH MARCH 1953!!
LINCOLN is at the Foot of the Bill against DON STEDMANN-and PAUL -we are told- is that
'AMERICAN Tough Guy..Just back from SPAIN!'
This Venue was VERY Popular in the Early 1950's and indeed the very First ITV Wrestling was
Broadcast from here in 1955!!
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Elmo Lincoln also fought Ray Greenfield 11th April 1951 at Rivoli Stadium , Hurstville. They were still working this bout at the Leichardt come June .
An advertising campaign for the wrestling tournament at the Leichardt Stadium got the youngster interested in wrestling and he joined the Sydney Police Boys Club to learn how to wrestle.
In 1951 he worked in Australia as Elmo Lincoln. Our earliest discovery of young Elmo Lincoln is at Sydney's Leichardt Stadium on 5th May, 1951, losing to Ray Greenfield by one fall to nil in a four round contest. Lincoln left his native Australia soon afterwards, arriving in Singapore in September, 1951 on board the Blue Funnel ship, Gorgon, and enroute to Britain. We can trace Lincoln's wrestling exploits in Singapore up to May, 1952 when he left for Europe.
Jack London was a better boxer than a wrestler.
I saw him fight Lloyd Barnett (another boxer) at Newcastle.
Not much wrestling from either of them before London knocked Barnett out.
Wouldn't like to have seen the trend of established but aging boxers becoming the norm on wrestling bills.
Jack Doyle and Two Ton Tony Galento was another, with all the hype and very little wrestling, from what we read.
I started a thread some years ago, called something like "What else do we all like?", and this stuff reminds me of that thread and the comments.
I too am a Boxing nut (and UFC/MMA/Kick Boxing in fact any combat sport) and I used to collect DC and Marvel comics, mainly DC. I too had a fabulous collection, including rarities, which for various reasons, have all gone.
I still have all my weekly "Boxing News" papers, up in the loft, along with "Ring" magazine.
I have a load of the original "The Face" magazine from the early 80's (very nice, glossy, music magazine).
Science Fiction is another thing that I remember a lot of us liking on here (hence me liking the Tardis Time Travels of Main Mask!), and Westerns, Tarzan Films, etc.
It seems that if you like a lot of the above, there is a good chance you will like Wrestling, just based on what a lot of us said.
Fantastic stuff , I collected DC comics from about 1962-1967 but bought back copies off the market and had a pen friend in Norwich , so a right good collection.
I knew I was never going to read them again so ebay'd them.
Each mag had a serial number so some are sought after.
On the boxing Freddie Mills had already beaten Jack London and was at only twelve and a half stone was British heavyweight champ.
He gave away 3 stone to London and could not manage it this time over 15 rounds. So London became new champ.
At last the right opponent for The Wild Man from Borneo: Bob Kirkwood.
Yeah, great 1944 boxing programme, presumably for legit championships with Brian London's dad!
Thanks for sharing.
Yes , Artwork in comics has gone down over the decades.
I had many 1950's and 60's Superman comics (DC) and sold them off.
They went like hot cakes and two of them bought for I think 11 old pence each went for a combined £52. That artwork , it seems will never come back.
Same with chocolate bars and tins....brilliant.
That's a cracking programme above.
Lovely Artwork as well , it's never that good today in any walk of life.
And the Full Flyer!...
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