Gus Steinburg death 1933

STEINBURG

Posted By: Cindy Bray Lovell (email)
Date: 1/27/2005 at 14:20:05

Iowa Wrestler Dies Of Blood Poisoning
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 6.—(U.R) —Efforts -were made here tonight to locate relatives in. Iowa of Gus Steinburg, 27, light heavyweight wrestler of Waukon, Iowa, who died last night from blood poisoning. Steinburg wrestled here last Monday night, losing on straight falls to Stanley Buersch of Australia. After the match Steinburg discovered that a minor eruption on his face had become aggravated. An infection, which led to blood, poisoning followed.

source: Nevada State Journal, August 7, 1933