The wrestling at Carlisle in 1817

The wrestling at Carlisle in 1817

The wrestling at Carlisle in 1817, was held in Shearer's Circusand not on the Swifts as previouslywhen James Robinson, Tom Todd, John Mc.Laughlan, and John Liddle, were looked upon as the principal champions. As it turned out, however, Mc.Laughlan stalked through the ring an easy victor, none of the other three mentioned being able to make any headway against the enormous reach and height of the Dovenby giant. This is the last record known to us of the Hackthorpe gamekeeper as a wrestler.

Source: Wrestlings and Wrestlers