Wrestling in Akron (Images of Sports) by Dale Pierce

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By Dale Pierce

From the time it was once based in 1825, Akron was once a city at the circulate. as soon as often called the �Rubber Capitol of the World,� it introduced droves of latest staff to downtown and the suburban parts. With enlargement got here a necessity for leisure, and wrestling used to be there for the multitudes. From the distinction of highschool amateurs on mats to snarling villains and heroes within the expert ring, the game thrived. there have been the early days of touring carnivals, with circuit-riding wrestlers who might tackle all comers from the viewers, to secretive fights set through shifty promoters in railroad yards with onlookers putting bets. there have been the consideration days of the Akron Armory�offering the gang an opportunity to determine such luminaries because the cigar-chewing Killer Tim Brooks, the smiling Johnny Powers, or the devious Don Kent�and past after the famed enviornment closed.

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