Kansas City, Missouri: March 25, 1909 (Convention Hall) ... World Heavyweight champion Frank Gotch b. Raoul de Rouen (2-0) ... The Dago Kid b. Tommy Mowatt ... Charlie Blaker b. Vic Snyder (2-0) ... (referee: Dave Porteous) ... (announcer: Tom Cannon) ... (11,000 fans) ... (gate: $18,040) Notes: Gotch was managed and accompanied by Emil Klank. It was the largest crowd ever for a wrestling match at the Convention Hall. de Rouen was managed by George Kennedy. Gotch's next major match was against Yusiff Mahmout on April 14. In attendance for this show were Farmer Burns, Charles Olson, "Kid" Fredericks, Charles Cutler, Clarence Bouldin, Joe Rogers, and Gus Henderson. After the match, Gotch said: "I've wrestled many men longer than the Frenchman, but at that he gave me about the hardest tussle I ever had. He is a wonderfully strong fellow and speedy too, for a big fellow." Research by Steve Yohe |
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