Charles Moth
Also wrestled as Carl Brown and Louie Murr.
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February 19, 1886 - St. Paul Daily Globe
1880 (no results)
1881 (no results)
1882 (no results)
1883 (no results)
1884 (no results)
1885
FEBRUARY 1885
FEBRUARY 25, 1885 (WEDNESDAY)
Promoter: Capt. G.W. Lewis
Temple, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Tickets: $0.75 & $0.50
1 - Col. McLaughlin def. Charles Moth,
Forfeit
Note:
Moth arrived in the city late and did not appear for the contest. It was announced McLaughlin would face Andre Christol, previously it was said Lucien Marc Christol would be in attendance.
JUNE 1885
JUNE 18, 1885 (THURSDAY)
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
1 - Evan Lewis (of Ridgeway) def. Charles Moth (of Milwaukee)
Notes:
Moth is listed as the German Mixed Champion.
Lewis as the former Wisconsin Champion.
JULY 1885
JULY 2, 1885 (THURSDAY)
Lake City Garden, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: "Several Hundred"
Referee: Capt. Waddington
1 - Catch-as-Catch-Can - Two out of Three Falls
Charles Moth Vs. Evan Lewis (of Iowa County),
Draw - One Fall to Moth - Unable to Continue (00:31:00)
Note:
Moth won the first fall, but was unable to continue due to a shoulder injury. The contest was called off and the receipts were split evenly.
JULY 1885
JULY 2, 1885 (THURSDAY)
Lake City Garden, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: "Several Hundred"
Referee: Capt. Waddington
1 - Catch-as-Catch-Can - Two out of Three Falls
Charles Moth Vs. Evan Lewis (of Iowa County),
Draw - One Fall to Moth - Unable to Continue (00:31:00)
Note:
Moth won the first fall, but was unable to continue due to a shoulder injury. The contest was called off and the receipts were split evenly.
AUGUST 1885
AUGUST 1, 1885 (SATURDAY)
Lake City Gardens, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 500
Referee: W.J. Smith
Seconds: Charles Nordstrom (Moth) & Riley Hamilton (George)
1 - Mixed Styles(?) (Catch-as-Catch-Can/????) - Two out of Three Falls
Charles Moth (of Milwaukee def. 'Greek George' (of Chicago),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:52:00 - F2 00:13:00 - F3 ??:??:?? - C 01:05:00+)
AUGUST 1885
AUGUST 1, 1885 (SATURDAY)
Lake City Gardens, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 500
Referee: W.J. Smith
Seconds: Charles Nordstrom (Moth) & Riley Hamilton (George)
1 - Mixed Styles(?) (Catch-as-Catch-Can/????) - Two out of Three Falls
Charles Moth (of Milwaukee def. 'Greek George' (of Chicago),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:52:00 - F2 00:13:00 - F3 ??:??:?? - C 01:05:00+)
SEPTEMBER 1885
SEPTEMBER 8, 1885 (TUESDAY)
Lake City Summer Garden, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 1,000
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Lewis (of Madison) def. Moth (of Milwaukee),
Two Falls to One (F1 00:07:00 - F2 00:04:00 - F3 00:04:00 - C 00:15:00)
Note:
"A regular hippodrome affair."
DECEMBER 1885
DECEMBER 4, 1885 (FRIDAY)
Market Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 700+
Referee: F.J. Boardman
1 - Two out of Three Falls(?)
Charles Moth def. Tom Cannon
Two Falls to None - Forfeit (00:43:00)
Notes:
Patsy Cardiff on behalf of Moth refused to accept the first choice referee, Prof. C.O. Duplessis.
Cannon forfeit the match after he lost the first fall. He disputed the fall, then demanded a new referee. When a new referee was not appointed he refused to continue.
DECEMBER 19, 1885 (SATURDAY)
Theater Comique, St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: "Full"
1 - Graeco-Roman - Handicap - Moth to Throw Shields Five Times Consecutively in Ninety Minutes
Charles Moth def. Tom Shields 'the Brawny Scot'
(F1 00:04:20 - F2 00:04:40 - F3 00:06:30 - F4 00:02:45 - F5 00:09:00 - C 00:27:15)
Note:
Moth is listed as Graeco-Roman Champion.
DECEMBER 1885
DECEMBER 4, 1885 (FRIDAY)
Market Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 700+
Referee: F.J. Boardman
1 - Two out of Three Falls(?)
Charles Moth def. Tom Cannon
Two Falls to None - Forfeit (00:43:00)
Notes:
Patsy Cardiff on behalf of Moth refused to accept the first choice referee, Prof. C.O. Duplessis.
Cannon forfeit the match after he lost the first fall. He disputed the fall, then demanded a new referee. When a new referee was not appointed he refused to continue.
DECEMBER 19, 1885 (SATURDAY)
Theater Comique, St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: "Full"
1 - Graeco-Roman - Handicap - Moth to Throw Shields Five Times Consecutively in Ninety Minutes
Charles Moth def. Tom Shields 'the Brawny Scot'
(F1 00:04:20 - F2 00:04:40 - F3 00:06:30 - F4 00:02:45 - F5 00:09:00 - C 00:27:15)
Note:
Moth is listed as Graeco-Roman Champion.
1886
FEBRUARY 1886
FEBRUARY 19, 1886 (FRIDAY)
Leland Rink, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 'Large Crowd'
Announcer: G.W.M. Pitman
Referee: Duplessis
Umpires: J.S. Barnes (Moth) & Ricker (McLaughlin)
1 - Mixed Styles (Graeco-Roman/Catch-as-Catch-Can) - Three out of Five Falls
Col. J.H. McLaughlin def. Charles Moth,
One Fall Each - Forfeit (F1 01:03:00 - F2 ??:??:?? - C 01:03:00+)
Notes:
Leading it up to the event it said that it would be a prime sporting attraction.
McLaughlin trained in the Minneapolis Gymnasium leading up to the match. Moth trained in St. Paul.
There was much debate over the referee. Moth did not want Duplessis to be the referee as McLaughlin had trained with him. It was decided the referee would be either Charles A. Williams or Mr. Boardman. Moth won a coin toss to decide he chose Williams, it was then found Williams was not present and neither was Boardman, so Duplessis had to officiate.
The second fall was disputed by half of the audience and Moth, he claimed he had got the fall on McLaughlin, not McLaughlin on him. Moth then refused to continue stating that this is why he did not want this referee and he would not continue.
MARCH 1886
MARCH 7, 1886 (SUNDAY)
Grand Opera House, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Referee: Harry Hotalling (of Milwaukee)
1 - Mixed Styles (Graeco-Roman x 2/Catch-as-Catch-Can x 2/Third to be Decided on Coin Toss) - Three out of Five Falls
Evan Lewis 'the Strangler' def. Carl Moth,
Three Falls to None (F1 00:02:10 - F2 ??:??:?? - F3 00:02:00 - C 00:04:10+)
MARCH 1886
MARCH 7, 1886 (SUNDAY)
Grand Opera House, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Referee: Harry Hotalling (of Milwaukee)
1 - Mixed Styles (Graeco-Roman x 2/Catch-as-Catch-Can x 2/Third to be Decided on Coin Toss) - Three out of Five Falls
Evan Lewis 'the Strangler' def. Carl Moth,
Three Falls to None (F1 00:02:10 - F2 ??:??:?? - F3 00:02:00 - C 00:04:10+)
1887
MAY 1887
MAY 10, 1887 (TUESDAY)
Duluth Theater, Duluth, Minnesota
1 - Mixed Styles (Collar & Elbow/Graeco-Roman/Side Hold/Back Hold) - Three out of Five Falls
Charles Moth def. Colonel James McLaughlin,
Three Falls to Two (F1 00:07:30 - F2 00:14:30 - F3 00:04:00 - F4 00:01:30 - F5 00:13:00)
MAY 1887
MAY 10, 1887 (TUESDAY)
Duluth Theater, Duluth, Minnesota
1 - Mixed Styles (Collar & Elbow/Graeco-Roman/Side Hold/Back Hold) - Three out of Five Falls
Charles Moth def. Colonel James McLaughlin,
Three Falls to Two (F1 00:07:30 - F2 00:14:30 - F3 00:04:00 - F4 00:01:30 - F5 00:13:00)
OCTOBER 1887
OCTOBER 10, 1887 (MONDAY)
Chicago, Illinois
1 - Graeco-Roman
Charles Moth Vs. Frank Whitmore,
Time-Limit Draw (03:00:00)
OCTOBER 1887
OCTOBER 10, 1887 (MONDAY)
Chicago, Illinois
1 - Graeco-Roman
Charles Moth Vs. Frank Whitmore,
Time-Limit Draw (03:00:00)
1888 (no results)
1889 (no results)
1890 (no results)
1891 (no results)
1892 (no results)
1893 (no results)
1894
JULY 1894
JULY ??, 1894 (????)
San Francisco, California
1 - Mixed Style (Graeco-Roman/Catch-as-Catch-Can)
Dan M'Leod (of San francisco via Scotland) def. Charles Moth "the German Giant",
Two Falls to One (F1 00:20:00 - F2 ??:??:?? - F3 00:06:00 - C 00:26:00+)
Note:
Possibly happened in early August.
1895 (no results)
1896 (no results)
1897 (no results)
1898
JANUARY 1898
JANUARY 14, 1898 (FRIDAY)
Promotion: Tacoma Athletic Club
Tacoma, Washington
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Charles Moth def. Pat McHugh,
Two Falls to One (F1 00:07:00 - F2 ??:??:?? - F3 ??:??:?? - C 00:07:00+)
1899
DECEMBER 1899
DECEMBER 1, 1899 (FRIDAY)
Hastings, Nebraska
1 - Three out of Five Falls
Carl Brown def. Bert Scheller,
Three Falls to None
1900
MARCH 1900
MARCH 23, 1900 (FRIDAY)
Opera House, Humboldt, Iowa
1 - Handicap - Murr to Throw Gotch Three Times Consecutively - Catch-as-Catch-Can
Louis Murr def. Frank Gotch (of Humboldt)
(F1 LM 00:21:30 - F2 LM 00:18:00 - F3 LM 00:27:00 - C 01:06:30)
Notes:
Murr = Carl Brown/Charles Moth.
Moth claims the World Graeco-Roman Championship.
Gotch is listed as the Iowan Champion.
MARCH 1900
MARCH 23, 1900 (FRIDAY)
Opera House, Humboldt, Iowa
1 - Handicap - Murr to Throw Gotch Three Times Consecutively - Catch-as-Catch-Can
Louis Murr def. Frank Gotch (of Humboldt)
(F1 LM 00:21:30 - F2 LM 00:18:00 - F3 LM 00:27:00 - C 01:06:30)
Notes:
Murr = Carl Brown/Charles Moth.
Moth claims the World Graeco-Roman Championship.
Gotch is listed as the Iowan Champion.
JUNE 1900
JUNE 13, 1900 (WEDNESDAY)
The Woodmen's Picnic
Humboldt, Iowa
Attendance: 5,000 (for the event as a whole)
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Frank Gotch def. Carl Brown
Two Falls to One (F1 00:26:30 - F2 00:11:00 - F3 00:25:00 - C 01:02:30)
Notes:
Gotch had won the shot put and the fat man's race earlier in the day.
Brown was a subsititute for John J. Rooney.
Brown is listed as the World Graeco-Roman Champion.
???? 1900
???? ??, 1900 (????)
Humboldt, Iowa
1 - Three out of Five Falls
Carl Brown def. Frank Gotch,
Three Falls to Two
Notes:
Gotch threw Brown in the final floor.
The referee declared Gotch had used a stranglehold though and awarded the match to Brown.
This happeend sometime prior to August 7, 1900.
AUGUST 1900
AUGUST 7, 1900 (TUESDAY)
Baseball Game
Opera House, Humboldt, Iowa
1 - George Trost def. William Williams,
Two Falls to None
2 - Frank Gotch def. Carl Brown,
Two Falls to None
Note:
The matches were after the baseball.
AUGUST 1900
AUGUST 7, 1900 (TUESDAY)
Baseball Game
Opera House, Humboldt, Iowa
1 - George Trost def. William Williams,
Two Falls to None
2 - Frank Gotch def. Carl Brown,
Two Falls to None
Note:
The matches were after the baseball.
1901 (no results)
1902 (no results)
1903 (no results)
1904
MARCH 1904
MARCH 21, 1904 (MONDAY)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Gene Cole def. Percy Page,
Two Falls to None
2 - Mixed Styles (Catch-as-Catch-Can/Graeco-Roman) - Two out of Three Falls
Bouldin 'the Cuban Wonder' def. Charles Moth,
Two Falls to One (F1 00:14:30 - F2 00:16:28 - F3 00:27:27 - C 00:58:25)
MARCH 1904
MARCH 21, 1904 (MONDAY)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1 - Two out of Three Falls
Gene Cole def. Percy Page,
Two Falls to None
2 - Mixed Styles (Catch-as-Catch-Can/Graeco-Roman) - Two out of Three Falls
Bouldin 'the Cuban Wonder' def. Charles Moth,
Two Falls to One (F1 00:14:30 - F2 00:16:28 - F3 00:27:27 - C 00:58:25)
1905
MARCH 1905
MARCH 28, 1905 (TUESDAY)
Elbow Lake Athletic Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Handicap - Moth to Throw Laastuen Five Times in Sixty Minutes Without Being Thrown
1 - 'Con' Laastuen def. Charles Moth,
Moth Threw Laastuen Twice Before Being Thrown (F1 00:10:00 - F2 00:17:30 - F3 00:05:30 - C 00:33:00)
MARCH 1905
MARCH 28, 1905 (TUESDAY)
Elbow Lake Athletic Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Handicap - Moth to Throw Laastuen Five Times in Sixty Minutes Without Being Thrown
1 - 'Con' Laastuen def. Charles Moth,
Moth Threw Laastuen Twice Before Being Thrown (F1 00:10:00 - F2 00:17:30 - F3 00:05:30 - C 00:33:00)
1906 (no results)
1907 (no results)
1908 (no results)
1909
DECEMBER 1909
DECEMBER 8, 1909 (WEDNESDAY)
Waterloo, Iowa
Attendance: "Practically Filled"
Announcer/Referee: John A. Hall
1 - Carl Brown def. Ray Melinger,
Two Falls to None (F1 00:04:00 - F2 00:10:40 - C 00:14:40)
2 - Handicap - Lowney to Thrown Sipe Three Times in Thirty Minutes
'Kid' Lowney def. Harry Sipe 'A Waterloo Youth',
(F1 00:13:00 - F2 00:08:00 - F3 00:07:00 - C 00:28:00)
3 - Battle Royal
'Kid' Ondler def. Carl Brown, Ray Mellinger & Jim Bellinger
(00:05:00)
4 - Handicap - Zbyszko to Throw Turner Twice in Forty-Five Minutes
Zbyszko (of Poland) Vs. George Turner (of Grinnell),
Time-Limit - Zbyszko Threw Turner Only Once (F1 00:22:00 - TL 00:45:00)
5 - Handicap - Zbyszko to Throw Schultz or Forfeit $10 for Every Minute He Failed to so After the First
Zbyszko def. Adolph Schultz (of Davenport)
(00:02:07)
Note:
The Battle Royal was contested under the rules of the "last man up" would be the winner. Ondler eliminated Mellinger first, then he and Brown worked together to eliminate Bellinger before Ondler disposed of Brown too.
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Charles Moth's Results.
Updated: March 1, 2015.
Record: #12.
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