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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
8
Eighteen University of Wyoming football players received the coveted W for 1920. The group includes Captain Simpson and 17 other listed names. The team also selects a captain for next season at a recent meeting.
George McLeod and Joe Stake, rival wrestlers from Wheatland and Casper, were fined $100 and $100 costs for assault after a violent match that led to crowd chaos. F. C. Titus received $25 for striking McLeod. Referee doctors warned against edge-of-mat collisions and chaos followed as McLeod collapsed and was hospitalized, with both men facing assault charges and bonds posted for their next appearance.
Polish wrestler Zbyszko defeated Casper Wyoming champion Jack Taylor in Chicago last night. He won the first fall with a crotch and body lock and the second with a crotch and head lock, weighing about 250 pounds to Taylor's 220. Promoter George McLeod expressed regret Taylor could not meet Zbyszko again in Casper.
Stake fined after pleading guilty. Jury convicts Melwood as charged. district court to review the case. McLeod sustains injuries from Wheatland incident ending wrestling for two to three months and plans matches in New Jersey and Toronto.
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