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Significant events[]

February

May

  • 19 - Tom Jenkins, less than three months after winning the American Heavyweight title from Frank Gotch in New York, defeats Gotch in a Madison Square Garden rematch. Gotch was hampered by influenza in this encounter, and had to be carried from the ring by his seconds after the bout's conclusion

September

  • 15: Charles Olsen severely batters Japanese judoka Akitaro Ono in what is billed as an "anything goes" match in Asheville, North Carolina

Births[]

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April

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August

Deaths[]

September

  • 11: Col. James H McLaughlin, a veteran of the American Civil War and a 5-time holder of the American Collar and Elbow championship, dies at 61.

Debuts[]

July

Title changes[]

March

May

November

  • 30: Charles Olsen begins calling himself the world middleweight champion after beating James Parr in Asheville, North Carolina.

December

  • 27: Frank Gotch defeats Emil Maupas in Montreal in the finals of a tournament to be named the Canadian Greco Roman champion.
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