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Hereditary Genius
Ivison, Henry; a first-class man, but in old times, when the competition was less
severe than now.
S. John; 2d for all weights at Newcastle, in 1842; champion of 10.5 stone men at
Newcastle, 1844; 2d 9.5 stone men at Newcastle, 1850.
S. Henry; 2d light weights at Newcastle, 1852; 2d 11 stone men, ditto, 1856.
[S.] James.
Jamieson, James; champion light weights at Carlisle, 1838;
twice threw the
champion of all weights the same year; 2d 11.5 stone, Newcastle, 1843; and
10.5 stone, 1845.
3 B. Robert, William, and George. All good wrestlers; among them they won all the
prizes at Brampton, so that the wrestling there had to be given up. They
challenged any four men in England of their weight.
Little, John; champion all weights, Carlisle.
B. James; 2d all weights, Carlisle, 1834.
Long, Rowland; wrestled for 30 years, and won nearly 100 prizes.
B. John; the best champion at Carlisle.
Lowthian. See GORDON.
Nichol, John; 2d all weights, Carlisle, 1832 and 1836.
[B.] James; a good, though not a first-rate wrestler.
Palmer, John; champion of all weights at Carlisle in 1851, and champion of light
weights the same year,—a most unusual success.
2 B. Matthew and Walter; twins, both very good; not champions, but often second
in great matches.
Robley, Joseph; a very good wrestler.
B. John; also a good wrestler.
S. William; 2d all weights at Newcastle, 1848; champion heavy stone men, 1852.
Robson, Thomas; champion all weights at Newcastle, 1857;
champion 11 stone,
1858.
B. William; equally good.
Tinian, John; champion at Penrith. As a wrestler, boxer, runner, leaper, cudgel and
foot-ball player, he never met an equal; was the greatest hero in athletic
exercises England ever produced. “Wrestliana,” by W. Litt (himself an excellent
wrestler), Whitehaven, 1823.
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