Wrestling echoes from a bygone era spur debate and nostalgia
The piece contrasts modern wrestling as largely performative with old timers like Dr. B. F. Roller and Frank Gotch. It recalls a 1908 Seattle finish match where Gotch and Roller battled to a draw, highlighting enduring questions about true champions versus showmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Police Gazette
Dr. B. F. Roller
Frank Gotch
Gotch
George Hackenschmidt
Chicago
Seattle
Wash
Dr. Roller
London Man Named President of The Mother Church
Lt Col Robert Ellis Key of London England was named President of The Mother Church in Boston at its annual meeting. He is Associate Editor of Christian Science periodicals, a practitioner and teacher since 1937, with over 40 years in Christian Science activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Savold
Rocky Marciano
New York
Harlem
Sam Langford
Harry Willis
Joe Jeanette
Sam McVey
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Tham
Australia
Tommy Burns
Sam
Langford
Boston
Fred Fulton
Fulton
Babe Usher
Adolph Wolgast
Elmer Ferguson
c/o
Calvert House
Yonge St
Toronto
Robert Ellis Key
London
Eng
First
Church of Christ, Scientist
Colonel Key
Great Britain and Ireland
Gotch Defeats Roller In Pro Wrestling Bout
World champion Gotch wins two falls against Doctor Roller in Seattle ring after a grueling 21 minutes 54 seconds showdown. Roller endures punishing holds and shows grit despite fatigue and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roller
Gotch
Roiler
Joe Carroll
Lainie Austin
Nine More Lives narrator Michael Morgan debuts
A new whodunit specialist in the Hammett Chandler groove, Michael Morgan, offers Nine More Lives the bloody Hollywood stunt world. He recounts a prank where a driver gets a detachable steering wheel fitted and a female passenger is terrified as the wheel is handed to her mid ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Morgan
Hollywood
Breeding and Hatchery Offers From Ontario Suppliers
A compiled ad page highlights Tweddle Chicks Hatcheries promoting brood stock and day-old chicks with broad breasted turkey poults and June price reductions. It lists shipments, locations in Fergus and Hamilton, and nearby agents. Other ads cover tires, real estate, plumbing supplies, magazines subscriptions, and various household goods from Ontario vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ags Eges
R.O.P
Fergus
Ontario
Holland
Beltsville
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Ree Calvert
Calvert Distillers Limited
Amherstburg
Grapplers
Christian Science
Europe
Christian Science Board of Directors
Looe
England
Eddie Gaffney
Thunder
Gaffney
Frank
Farmer Burns
Westergaard
Beel
Gers
Merry Menagerie
BABY
Bray Hatchery
John N
Hamilton
Fairbank Weed
Dufferin St
Guelph
H. C. MacLean
Wingham
Kannapolis
North Carolina
Brandt & Ditco Trading Co
Manning Ave
Sault Ste. Marie
R. A. Johnson
Korah
Peninsula Tire Corporation
King Street West
Loch Rahnoch Collies
Byron Street South
Whitby
Glendale Tire Co
Weston Rd
Publex Hales
Ss. V. Johnson Plumbing Supplies
Streetsville
Life Magazine
Westinghouse
Atlas Agency
BOND
Lewis
Quebec
Anick
Hipam Gardens
Burlington
Dixon
Munro
Elgin
Ottawa
King Karmacal Corp. Ltd
Alberta
Ont
Pouronto
POST
Queen &T
Logan
Canada
Marvel
America
Bloor St. W
Tornnto
King St
Rideau St
Oriental Rug School of Instruction
Strathallan Blvd
Twisto
Pine Street
St. Louis
Missouri
Ramsay Co
Bank Street
Fetherstonhaugh & Company
Bay Street
Taylor Limited
Toronto Safe Works
Sura
Stace
Ture
Samuel Trees CO. Ltd
Wellington St. E
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