Lowell, MA: January 11, 1905
(Academy of Music Hall) ... H. P. Hansen F.T.T. Charles Jackson (twice in 60:00, only once)
... Wilfred Barrett drew with Duncan Stewart (30:00) ... (referee-Richard Casey)

Lowell, MA: January 13, 1905
(Academy of Music Hall) ... (Handicap) Fred Beell beat H. P. Hansen (5 falls in 60:00) ...
Harvey Parker drew with Wilfred Barrett (15:00) ... NOTE: Beell scored 5 falls in 54:34. The
crowd disagreed with referee Richard Casey that Beell had won the second one and had
really been thrown himself early in the contest.

Woonsocket, RI: January 19, 1905
(Woonsocket Opera House) ... Hub Hartley (of Providence) beat Ed Livesy ... plus boxing
bouts ... NOTE: This was at the gymnasium boxing carnival at the Woonsocket Opera
House. Possibly this site at Blackstone, MA two miles away.

Lowell, MA: January 20, 1905
Edward Holmes beat Max Wiley (2-0)

Brockton, MA: February 9, 1905
(A.O.H. Hall) ... Fred Beell beat William H. Watson (5 falls in 17:05) ... (Att.-600)

Buffalo, NY: February 10, 1905
(Buffalo Gymnasium) ... (boxing) Frank Gotch beat Sam Williams (of Canada) (tko-5th
round) ... NOTE: None of the Buffalo papers covered this wire service report.

Boston, MA: February 22, 1905
(Monument Hall) ... Oscar Sunstrom drew with David Hallard (15:00)

Baltimore, MD: March 8, 1905
Columbus (featherweight champion) beat Hako (Police Gazette champion jiu-jitsu champion)
(2-1, utc) ... NOTE: The bout was best 3/5 of five falls, but Hako quit.

Augusta, ME: March 16, 1905
(City Hall) ... Charles Jackson beat Frank Young (2-0)

Lynn, MA: April 1, 1905
Peter Jacks beat Dan McCleod (of Haverhill, MA) (3-0) ... NOTE: McCleod was claiming the
Australian championship.

Boston, MA: April 9, 1905
(Columbia Theater) ... Tom Jenkins vs all comers all week (Also Cuban Wonder)

Springfield, MA: April 12, 1905
(Turn Hall) ... Edward J. O’Connell (of New Haven) beat Tom Crohan (local) (1-0, utc)

Baltimore, MA: April 12, 1905
Ben Finnick (of Baltimore) beat Emil Beck (of Camden, featherweight champion of America)
(1-0, utc)

Nashua, NH: April 24, 1905
(Montcalm Hall) ... James Prokos beat Paul Defaut (2-0)

Springfield, MA: April 25, 1905
(Handicap) James (Jim) Barnes beat Edward J. O’Connell (5-0) ... (referee-George V.
Tuohey ... NOTE: Barnes, the heavier by 35 pounds, was to win 5 falls in 60:00. It took a
little under 40:00 to win. Barnes was billed from Oconto, WI at this point.

Savannah, GA: April 25, 1905
M. J. (Mike) Dwyer beat Jack Munroe (2-1)

Schenectady, NY: April 28, 1905
(State Armory) ... Jim Parr beat Donald McMillan (of Buffalo) (2-0)

Jacksonville, FL: April 28, 1905
M. J. (Mike) Dwyer beat Charles Murphy (of Denver) (2-1)

Baltimore, MD: May 11, 1905
Gus Schoenlein (as Americus) beat Fred Beell (2-0)

New Orleans, LA: May 16, 1905
(G-R style) Al Christensen (of Boston) beat Professor H. Bernau (of Galveston) (1-0, utc) ...
NOTE: It was said that Bernau broke two of his ribs.

Boston, MA: May 18, 1905
(Austin & Stone’s Museum) ... Jacob Glass and his wrestling bear are booked this week ...
NOTE: Future articles said that Glass and his bear wrestled collar and elbow and catch-as-
catch-can. They also exhibited their talents in the Lancashire, Greco-roman and
Cumberland styles of wrestling.

New York City, NY: May 17, 1905
George Hackenschmidt, the wrestler, sailed on the Majestic today.

Oxford, MA: June 2, 1905
Kid McLeod (local) beat J. Zimmerman (of Worcester) ... NOTE: Zimmerman was to win 2
falls in 60:00, but was pinned himself)

Boston Globe: June 18, 1905
George Karachino, the Terrible Greek, World’s Champion Wrestler, Owes Strength and
Health to Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey. (Likely Hackenschmidt or Jenkins were not available for
this ad.)

Springfield, MA: August 16, 1905
(Graves Hall) ... Jack Downs F.T.T. Jim Barnes (twice in 60:00, only once) ... NOTE: Downs
from Lake Hill, NY was the heavier man, winning a fall in 20:00.

Stamford, CT: August 23, 1905
(Miller’s Hall) ... Arthur Gotthilf beat James Prokos (dq) ... NOTE: The match ended after 37
minutes when Prokos grabbed his foe in a choke hold and throw him through the ropes to
the floor, three feet below. After Gotthilf gained his senses, he was ready to go after Prokos.
Gotthilf’s friends were ready to lynch Prokos. Eight police officers kept the 400 to 500 fans
from starting a riot. Both wrestlers and their backers were arrested. Referee J. N. Kennedy,
of New York, was also arrested.
The next day Gotthilf, billed as the champion middleweight of Connecticut, and Prokos from
Lowell, MA were held over on $1000 bond . George Manos and Peter Vanech, managers of
Prokos, were also bound over.

St. John, New Brunswick: October 18, 1905
(York Theater) ... Emile Maupas beat Hedger (2-1)

St. John, New Brunswick: November 21, 1905
(York Theater) ... (G-R style) George Schnable beat Young Hackenschmidt (2-1) ... (Att.
-400)

Asheville, NC: November 22, 1905
Charles Olsen beat Oscar Bauer (2-0) ... NOTE: Bauer refused to disclose his identity.
Olsen won falls in 27 and 14 minutes, and the right to meet Jim Parr later in the month.

St. John, New Brunswick: December 7, 1905
Eugene Hardy (of Montreal) beat Joe Gilbert (of Boston) (utc in the sixth round, no falls)

Watertown, NY: December 7, 1905
Joe Collins (of Chicago) beat Martin Lewis (of Lowell, MA) (2-1) (for a $300 side bet)

Utica, NY: December 15, 1905
Frank Gotch beat Charles (Yankee) Rogers (utc) ... NOTE: Rogers needed medical
attention when Gotch fell on his right ankle.

Buffalo, NY: December 15, 1905
Charles Conkle drew with Walter Willoughby (2:30:00) ... NOTE: I researched Buffalo for
1905 and didn’t find anything about this contest.

Knoxville, TN: December 23, 1905
Billy Edwards beat Charles Leonhardt (2-1) ... NOTE: Leonhardt challenged Edwards to a
mixed bout next Thursday night and the later accepted.

Cleveland, OH: December 29, 1905
(Empire Theater) ... Tom Jenkins drew with Dan McLeod (30:00) ... (Att.-2,000) ... NOTE:
Jenkins received $100 for staying 15:00. He was to get $200 if he threw McLeod within the
time limit.

Montreal, Quebec: December 29, 1905
(G-R style) Frank Gotch beat Karl Delivuk (2-0) ... NOTE: The times were 60 minutes and
26 minutes.

Oxford, MA: December 29, 1905
(Town Hall) ... Jack O’Neil beat Kid McCloud (63:00, dq) ... Young Burgess beat Ed Gardner
... (Att.-300)

Research by Don Luce
Boston Wrestling Results - 1905