On tonight's antique roadshow a gentleman with a ' World champion belt ' for the above named sport , he had a picture from 1926 of his father refereeing a wrestling bout in Leigh Lancashire
The picture appeared to show embankments full of spectators with a cotton mill behind it , now too early for Hilton Park , but could it have been the earlier ground up Bedford ?
Post subject: Re: OT , Catch as catch can wrestling
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:33 pm
mish
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I saw that.
If you google 'catch as catch can wrestling Leigh' and then click on images there are a few like this one for the old Leigh Harriers ground:
I saw that.
If you google 'catch as catch can wrestling Leigh' and then click on images there are a few like this one for the old Leigh Harriers ground:
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell
There are none so blind as those who will not see.
Post subject: Re: OT , Catch as catch can wrestling
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:35 pm
mish
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Joined: Feb 02 2009 Posts: 3533 Location: In the wild West(Leigh)
OMG I love the fact that's there such a thing as a megaphone steward!
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell
There are none so blind as those who will not see.
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