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Exeter Flying Post, ‘Challenge letters’ (5 Jan 1826)
- Date: January 5, 1826
- Source: Exeter Flying Post
- Type: Newspaper
WRESTLING—We this week present our readers with verbatim copies of the answer of Polkinhorne to Abm. Cann‘s letter, inserted in our paper of the 25th instant, together with the rejoinder of the latter:—comment from us is almost wholly unnecessary, the letters will bear pride for themselves; but we cannot avoid the strong impression we have, […]
Exeter Flying Post, ‘The Rival Champions’ (8 Dec 1825)
- Date: December 8, 1825
- Source: Exeter Flying Post
- Type: Newspaper
WRESTLING.—The Rival Champions.—The Amateurs of this ancient and truly noble sport, may expect soon to have one of the greatest treats ever experienced in this or any other part of England, in a contest between the renowned Devonshire Champion Abraham Cann, y’clept the Nonpareil, and the no less celebrated Polkinghorn, of Cornwall.—The time and place […]
Exeter Flying Post, ‘Lion hearted Cann’ (22 Sept 1825)
- Date: September 22, 1825
- Source: Exeter Flying Post
- Type: Newspaper
WRESTLING.—We have before had occasion to advert to the idle stories, which have found their way into the London prints, relative to a challenge given from Cornwall, to back Polkinhorn and Parkin, against the champion A. Cann, and Jordan, to wrestle for 100 guineas,—but we now find the same system of deception is practising nearer […]
Exeter Flying Post (12 Aug 1824)
- Date: August 12, 1824
- Source: Exeter Flying Post
- Type: Newspaper
- Tags: Abraham Cann Okehampton
WRESTLING.—The grand Wrestling Match, which took place at Okehampton on Thursday and Friday last, has, as was anticipated, afforded one of the richest treats ever witnessed by the admirers of this manly exercise, the excellent science and John Bull like courage here displayed, excited the admiration and applause of every one present. By 1 o’clock, […]
Abraham Cann’s memorial stone in St. Andrew’s churchyard, Colebrooke, bears the inscription: ‘SACRED to the memory of Abraham Cann who departed this life April 7th 1864 aged 69 years. Champion of Devon Wrestlers.’ (Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post, April 20, 1864, p. 8)
Wrestling at Devonport: THE RIVAL CHAMPIONS, CANN and POLKINHORN. (1826)
- Date: October 26, 1826
- Source: Exeter Flying Post
- Type: Newspaper
- Tags: Cann-vs-Polkinghorne
Anxious at all times to give the fullest satisfaction to the multitude of all public events, our Reporter was sent specially to Devonport for the purpose of witnessing and reporting the Wrestling between the Rival Champions at that place,—the following is a correct account of the whole proceedings:— This long-talked-of match took place on Monday […]