Wooster, Ohio:  February 28, 1887
(Academy of Music) ... Duncan Ross b. Professor Willie (3/5) (Willie won the opening fall,
Ross took the second, Willie won the third by DQ, and Ross won the fourth and fifth falls
to take the match) (Graeco-Roman match)
Notes:  This match was for the "championship" and $200.  The Brooklyn Eagle report
stated that "Professor Willie's science was unequal to Ross' strength."

Sandusky, Ohio:  March 1, 1887
( ) ... The "Jap" b. Christol (3/5) (the "Jap" won the second and fourth falls in the catch
style, and then the fifth fall in Graeco-Roman style) (mixed style match)
Notes:  Match was for a $200 side bet.  This show may have taken place on February 28,
1887.





Cleveland, Ohio:  July 4, 1899
(League Park) ... Tom Jenkins b. Ernest Roeber (2-0) (catch-as-catch-can match)
(Jenkins won the first fall in 29:15 and the second in 15:04) ... (7,000 fans)



















Research by Tim Hornbaker
February 10, 2011
Cleveland Wrestling Results - 1800s