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CORNWALL AND DEVONSHIRE WRESTLING. BRECKNOCK ARMS, CAMDEN TOWN. Considering the unsettled rawness of the present Eastertide, the sports at this suburban ground were well attended. The play was confined to men under 12st, and the arrangement was proved judicious by the quality of the struggles and the science evinced by the well-matched antagonists. A spacious […]
WRESTLING. CORNISH SPORT RE-ESTABLISHED. CENTENARY TOURNEY. What a very marked contrast there is in the attendances at the wrestling tournaments which have been held this year, and, above all, what great advancement in the standard of play and the evenness of the bouts, all this having been brought about undoubtedly by the influence of the […]
The centenary of the celebrated Polkinghorne and Cann match, which was held at Devonport in 1826, will occupy the attention of the General Committee when they meet at Wadebridge on June 27. Various opinions as to where this should be held are causing quite a controversy, some suggesting Home Park, Plymouth, and some a central […]
NOTES IN THE WEST. Cornish Wrestling. Recent wrestling tournaments, particularly at Newquay and Falmouth, attracted many spectators, and it is apparent that Cornish people are still keenly interested in this Celtic pastime of a long and proud history. It has been often stated that the game is so deeply rooted in the Cornish nature that, […]