Hi ,
I have a query regarding the history of wrestling in Bolton, Lancashire. Is anyone aware of any archives/records/photos of wrestling in Bolton in the early 1900's? I ask because I am trying to find out information on my grandfather (James Horrocks, 1887 - 1963) and his brother-in-law (Samuel Tong, also born 1887), who were both amateur wrestlers who lived in Bolton all of their lives. They would have belonged to a wrestling club in Bolton but I don'tknow which one (and I don't know what style). Nothing is known of their wrestling activities but family oral history indicates that Samuel Tong was a "wrestling champion of Lancashire and Cheshire" for three years running (but oral histories are sometimes exaggerated and I've seen no evidence that this is correct, but if true there must be an archive somewhere that has records of this).
I don't know what wrestling club James Horrocks and Samuel Tong belonged to but the period of interest is most likely +/- 1910. Thanks for any information or suggestions that you can provide. Best regards, Dave Horrocks.
Well DAVHORR.2-'ALL-IN WRESTLING' Was Certainly Thriving it seems in BOLTON in The
Late 1930's!- with RELWYSKOW Staging Shows at BOLTON STADIUM!
Below My Original Programme Cover for One Such Event in OCTOBER of That Year!!
Note:-* The Small Booklet-Pocket-Size Square Format!!
It Was Costing Just 1d-One Pence-Old Money!!
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