Kentucky, United States of America: Pre-1900
#PWHS #Results #NorthAmerica #USA #Kentucky #KY #Wrestling #ProWrestling #GrecoRoman #GraecoRoman #CACC #CatchWrestling #CatchAsCatchCan
1877
JUNE 1877
JUNE 25, 1877 (MONDAY)
Masonic Temple, Louisville, Kentucky
1 - Graeco-Roman - Three out of Five Falls
Lucien Marc (of France) def. J.H. Whalen,
Three Falls to Two
JULY 1877
JULY ??, 1877 (????)
Louisville, Kentucky
1 - Lucien Marc (of France) Vs. Masked Unknown,
Result Unknown
JULY 14, 1877 (SATURDAY)
Benefit of Lucien Marc
Metropolitan, Louisville, Kentucky
"He [Lucien Marc] purposes to perform his feat of lifting a horse while hanging from a trapeze. There will be a variety of performance in addition, and likewise a wrestling-match."
JULY 1877
JULY ??, 1877 (????)
Louisville, Kentucky
1 - Lucien Marc (of France) Vs. Masked Unknown,
Result Unknown
JULY 14, 1877 (SATURDAY)
Benefit of Lucien Marc
Metropolitan, Louisville, Kentucky
"He [Lucien Marc] purposes to perform his feat of lifting a horse while hanging from a trapeze. There will be a variety of performance in addition, and likewise a wrestling-match."
1880 (no results)
1881 (no results)
1882 (no results)
1883
JANUARY 1883
JANUARY 13, 1883 (SATURDAY)
Louisville, Kentucky
1 - Two out of Three Falls
John Graham def. Clarence Whistler,
Two Falls to One
MAY 1883
MAY ??, 1883 (????)
Louisville, Kentucky
1 - Graeco-Roman
Tom Cannon def. Clarence Whistler
[This is from an 1887 biographical account of Cannon.
This could be late April 1883]
1884 (no results)
1885
FEBRUARY 1885
FEBRUARY 11, 1885 (WEDNESDAY)
Leiderkrans Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
1 - Mixed Styles
Tom Cannon def. Duncan C. Ross
[This is from an 1887 biographical account of Cannon]
1886
MARCH 1886
MARCH 4, 1886 (THURSDAY)
Louisville, Kentucky
1 - Tom Cannon def. John Leon
[This is from an 1887 biographical account of Cannon]
1887
APRIL 1887
APRIL 29, 1887 (THURSDAY)
Lexington, Kentucky
1 - Boxing
Charles Meister 'Lexington Blacksmith' def. Marc Christol
1895
JUNE 1895
JUNE 30, 1895 (SUNDAY)
Riverside Park, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: "Several Hundred"
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Fred Roeber def. Henry Adams,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:03:35 - F2 00:03:17 - C 00:06:52)
JULY 1895
JULY 4, 1895 (THURSDAY)
Riverside Park, Louisville, Kentucky
1 - Handicap - Roeber to Throw All Wrestlers in Succession
Ernest Roeber Vs. 10 Wrestlers
JULY 15, 1895 (MONDAY)
Promotion: Fall City Athletic Club
National Park, Louisville, Kentucky
1 - Boxing For $250
Tom Lansing def. Fred Roeber,
Knock-Out (Eighth Round)
Notes:
Lansing was said to be far more scientific.
Roeber weighed 174lbs and Lansing 165lbs.
Wrongfully reported in one newspaper as being Ernest Roeber. Fred is actually brother of Ernest.
1896 (no results)
1897 (no results)
1898
JUNE 1898
JUNE 25, 1898 (SATURDAY)
Dayton Athletic Club, Dayton, Kentucky
1 - Ohio & Kentucky Middleweight Catch-as-Catch-Can - Two out of Three Falls
John Simcoe (of Cincinnati, Oh.) Vs. Jim Sipes (c),
Result Unknown
Notes:
Not clear who, if either, were the Ohio champion going into this. Sipes was listed as the champion of Kentucky though.
Also featured boxing.
DECEMBER 1898
DECEMBER 16, 1898 (FRIDAY)
Lansing Benefit
Promoter: Manager Sanders
Promotion: Kentucky Athletic Club
Music Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Tickets: $0.50
Featuring boxing, wrestling, and a "battle royal" between five people on roller skates.
Unique content strictly for the Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
All research has been completed by the Professional Wrestling Historical Society or by a trusted contributor.
Information came from contemporary newspapers unless otherwise stated.
Results from Kentucky, United States of America: Pre-1900.
Updated: June 6, 2020.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
Unique content strictly for the Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
All research has been completed by the Professional Wrestling Historical Society or by a trusted contributor.
Information came from contemporary newspapers unless otherwise stated.
Results from Kentucky, United States of America: Pre-1900.
Updated: June 6, 2020.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
