
Manhattan, New York: Friday, March 11, 1904 (Sulzer's Harlem River Casino) ... Tom Jenkins and John Piening wrestled to a no contest when Piening's manager stopped the match (mixed style bout with catch-as-catch-can and Graeco-Roman) (Jenkins won the first fall in the catch style in 28:10 and the New York Times (3/12/04) stated that he was leading in the second using the Graeco-Roman style when the match was halted) ... (referee: Florrie Barnett) Notes: Piening was tired when the match was stopped by his manager and fans protested what had occurred. Jenkins was said to have weighed around 200 pounds to Piening's 165. The New York Times stated that Jenkins was leaving on the morning of March 12 for a tour of Europe via the steamship New York. Manhattan, New York: Friday, December 2, 1904 (Sulzer’s Harlem River Casino) … H.H. Egeberg b. John Piening to capture the World Graeco-Roman Title (2/3) (Egeberg won the first fall in 19:42, Piening won the second in 13: 07, Egeberg won the third in 25:41) (Egeberg was accompanied by Ernest Roeber) (Egeberg won the $1,000 purse) … J. Muldoon b. ? (catch-as-catch-can style match) … (referee: Hugh Leonard) … (4,000 fans) Research by Tim Hornbaker |
| New York City Wrestling Results - 1904 |
