Butte, Montana: Wednesday, May 24, 1882 (Grounds South of East Park Street) … Cornish Style Wrestling Tournament … Walter Jane (174) b. Fred Johns (146) … William Williams (147) b. James Yates (137) in the fifth round … Sam Jeffery (157) b. Thomas Davy (155) … Sampson Jeffery (161) b. William Snell (169) … Thomas White (153) b. Samuel Williams (155) … Edwin Edwards (175) b. Evan Lewis (191) after six rounds of a hotly contested match … Danny Rickard (159) b. William Pascoe (163) with a coin flip victory after an even match (Cornish rules match) (Pascoe stated that he had never wrestled under those rules before) … (100 fans, mostly Cornishmen) Note: This was the original "Strangler" Evan Lewis. Butte, Montana: Thursday, May 25, 1882 (Grounds South of East Park Street (in rear of the warehouse for J.A. Moss and Co.)) … Cornish Style Wrestling Tournament … Fred Johns vs. William Williams … Harry Lennon vs. Evan Lewis … Edwin Edwrds vs. William Pascoe … Larry Gleason b. Sam Jeffery … Thomas White b. Thomas Davy … Henry Nichols b. William Jobe (controversial match) … (200 fans) Butte, Montana: Friday, May 26, 1882 (Grounds South of East Park Street) … Cornish Style Wrestling Tournament Finals Research by Tim Hornbaker January 18, 2011 |
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