Manhattan, New York:  Friday, May 24, 1901
(Academy of Music) ... Ernest Roeber b. Nouroulah the Terrible Turk by DQ (Nouroulah
had to throw Roeber three times in 60:00) (after 26-minutes, Nouroulah "rushed Roeber
and, taking a low hold, bore him to the ground," according to the New York Times)





The Tuesday, July 9, 1901 edition of the New York Times promoted that night's Ruhlin-
Fitzsimmons bout at the Garden, stating that "ever since the Horton boxing law became
extinct many of the big fighters have turned their attention to wrestling."

Manhattan, New York:  Tuesday, July 9, 1901
(Madison Square Garden) ... Gus Ruhlin b. Bob Fitzsimmons (2-0) (Graeco-Roman rules)
... Eddy Kelly b. Charley Wild (2/3) ... Harry Pikinsky b. Gus Walters (2-0) ... Nick Elliott and
Carl Schmidt drew (15:00) ... (referee:  White)
Notes:  The New York Times reported that the main event was a "vigorous if not altogether
scientific encounter." Fitzsimmons was said to be "at one time" regarded as the "pugilist of
the world." The year before, Fitzsimmons fought Ruhlin in a boxing match in the same ring
and Fitzsimmons knocked his opponent out in six rounds.  Ruhlin weighed 190 to
Fitzsimmons' 160.  There were 15-minute breaks between falls.  Both men in the main
event used boxing tactics.




New York City, New York:  October 21, 1901
( ) ... Jack McCormack failed to throw George Bothner twice in 60-minutes (handicap
match)
Notes:  Bothner weighed 140 pounds and McCormack weighed 220.  Bothner was a
lightweight grappler and instructor at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club.  McCormack was a
heavyweight boxer and wrestler from Philadelphia.




Manhattan, New York:  Monday, December 2, 1901
(Lenox Lyceum) … George Bothner b. Harvey Parker (special handicap match) (Parker
said that he would throw Bothner twice in 60-minutes) (Parker failed to gain a single fall)



Research by Tim Hornbaker
New York City Wrestling Results - 1901