Minnesota, United States of America: 1890-1894
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1890
FEBRUARY 1890
FEBRUARY 4, 1890 (FRIDAY)
St. Paul, Minnesota
1 - Lucien Marc Christol Vs. Herman Smith,
Postponed [?]
FEBRUARY 28, 1890 (FRIDAY)
Promoter: Billy Wells
Olympic Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota
Announcer: Billy Wells
Timekeeper: N.M. Marshall
Referee: Denny Killen
1 - Graeco-Roman - Two out of Three Falls
Lucien Mark Christol Vs. Herman Smith,
Two Falls to One (F1 00:11:00 - F2 ??:??:?? - F3 ??:??:?? - C 00:11:00+)
Notes:
Christol is said to be the World Lightweight Graeco-Roman Champion.
Smith is said to be the Northwest Middleweight Graeco-Roman Champion.
Christol claimed to have hurt his right arm in the second fall. He took an extra five minutes rest between falls and then continued to compete using only his left arm.
MARCH 1890
MARCH 21, 1890 (THURSDAY)
Promoter: Billy Wells
Olympic Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: "Packed"
Timekeeper: N.H. Marshall
Referee: Harry Hotaling
Seconds: Harry La Dow and Patsey Conroy (Christol) & Pat and Denny Killen (Smith)
1 - Graeco-Roman - Three out of Five Falls
Herman Smith def. Lucien Marc Christol,
Three Fals to Two (F1 00:04:30 - F2 00:04:00 - F3 00:03:30 - F4 00:02:00 - F5 00:01:00 - C 00:14:30)
1891
JULY 1891
JULY 5, 1891 (SUNDAY)
St. Paul, Minnesota
Part of a larger article about the state of current circuses:
"As to the 'Belphegots' of reality, without aspersing their morality, it can not be denied that they have a somewhat lax code of business arrangments. Among the wrestlers for instance most of the apparently bona fide single combats and ostentatious invitation of the athlete at a fair to measure his powers with any bystander in the circus are simple shams. Those who have looked behind the scenes do not hesitate to declare that 'all the matches of that kind are conventional, the antagonists settling beforehand which of them has to be finally thrown.' Again, as in the case of the haute ecole, the ignorant public is unable to distinguish between the fraud and the reality, and offers no objections. The professional wrestlers recognize two sorts of combats, the serious and the conventional. The latter is, on the whole, the more interesting, as it is never brutal, and, the result being prearranged, it affords their special merits at their best. The outsider who noisily claims to strip and enter the lists is hardly ever anything but a confederate. If he should happen to be a genuine amateur the professional athlete deals gently with him and lets him down kindly, but in the course of a year's wanderings from village to town this case may not occur once.
It is now some eighteen or twenty years since the masked athlete first made his appearance and excited considerable interest; the originator of the idea made his first debut in the ring of the Rue Le Peletier in Paris, and was in turns said to be Prince Jerome Napoleon, a well known doctor, and a fashionable and fast young nobleman; he was in reality a young soldier born at Marseilles, who rapidly made a name in his profession, and when celebrated went to America, where he settled. This man, Christol by name, may be said to have been the founder of a long line of nomadic artists of both sexes, who are seen daily now in our streets, their faces concealed under thick veils of slouched hats, wearing disfiguring cloaks, and supposed to belong to all walks of life, from the ranting preacher to the ballad singer, from the tumbler to the lady piano player, who, thanks to their mysterious garb, win more coins from recalcitrant spectators than the swarthy Italian, who, with his bronzed face exposed, grinds his perfunctory organ and never receives a penny." - Daily Globe
1892 (no results)
1893
OCTOBER 1893
OCTOBER 2, 1893 (MONDAY)
Phoenix Club, St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: "Pretty Well Attended"
1 - Graeco-Roman - One Fall
John S. Barnes def. Prof. Lucien Marc Christol,
Decision (00:10:00)
2 - Harry St. John (of California) Vs. The Omaha Kid,
Time-Limit Draw (Three Rounds)
3 - Minnesota Fencing Championship
Arthur/Frank B. Mallete def. Prof. Lucien Marc Christol,
20-14 (Five Rounds)
Notes:
It appears this is to crown a new champion.
Also featured sparring matches and other athletic performances.
1894
MARCH 1894
MARCH 20, 1894 (TUESDAY)
Testimonial Benefit to Prof. L. Marc Christol
Promotion: St. Cloud Athletic Club
St. Cloud Opera House, St. Paul, Minnesota
Featured boxing, wrestling, fencing, club swinging, high kicking and other athletic performances.
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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 Minnesota, United States of America: 1890-1894.
Updated: July 2, 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 Minnesota, United States of America: 1890-1894.
Updated: July 2, 2020.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
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