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beekman · 06-23-2005, 03:10 PM

Bear,
Thanks for the offer, but I have a copy of Milo to Londos. Ladd and those guys are a bit down the road in my project. Right now I'm working on the chapter concerning the catch stylists of the late 19th -early 20th century (Burns, McLeod, Jenkins, Gotch, etc.). One thing that I was not aware of previously is that the state of boxing was so bad at the turn of the 20th century (fake fights, intentional fouls to stop fights, bribed refs in S.F., repeal of the Horton Law in NY) that many of the top guys turned to wrestling to make a buck. Fitzsimmons, Ruhlin, Sharkey, and Maher all kept themselves afloat for a period by grappling (usually Greco-Roman style). Mervine Thompson, however, switched to wrestling full-time and became a decent catch wrestler.
Beekman

06-23-2005, 03:10 PM	#20
beekman Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Athens, OH Posts: 148	1900 Bear, Thanks for the offer, but I have a copy of Milo to Londos. Ladd and those guys are a bit down the road in my project. Right now I'm working on the chapter concerning the catch stylists of the late 19th -early 20th century (Burns, McLeod, Jenkins, Gotch, etc.). One thing that I was not aware of previously is that the state of boxing was so bad at the turn of the 20th century (fake fights, intentional fouls to stop fights, bribed refs in S.F., repeal of the Horton Law in NY) that many of the top guys turned to wrestling to make a buck. Fitzsimmons, Ruhlin, Sharkey, and Maher all kept themselves afloat for a period by grappling (usually Greco-Roman style). Mervine Thompson, however, switched to wrestling full-time and became a decent catch wrestler. Beekman