JENKINS PINS GOTCH IN WRESTLING MATCH; Ex-Champion Regains Honors in Madison Square Garden. BOUT WAS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP Result Surprised Big Crowd of Spectators -- Winner Took the First and Third Falls.

March 16, 1905

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"Tom" Jenkins regained his lost laurels as the wrestling champion of America last night in Madison Square Garden when he threw his young rival, Frank Gotch, in two out of three bouts. Jenkins won the first bout in 19:34, Gotch, by the liveliest kind of work, took the second in 6:47, and Jenkins by steady, consistent work won the third and deciding bout in 10:11, the actual wrestling time of the three bouts being 36:32. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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