Mud Wrestling, 1877

STEPHENS, LEE, HORNE

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/14/2009 at 00:57:29

Ringgold Record
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
April 9, 1877

POOR LOSER

Last Saturday brought a good trade for our merchants. Despite the mud, the streets were well lined with people. After noon quite a crowd assembled on the south side of the park to witness a wrestling match between Abe STEPHENS and George LEE. They opened out with a few preliminaries, but closed with fewer, the first fall resulting in a broken arm for LEE. He retired to Dr. HORNE's office and had his arm adjusted.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2009