Tom Jenkins, Part 11
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Let's look at the rematch between Hackenschmidt and Gotch, and how it affected the wrestling world. Tom Jenkins has his final run as a wrestler, but a longer run as a coach at west point. Two world wars, the loss of his greatest rival, and the end of the story of Tom Jenkins. Venmo research donations accepted at @nicholas-gossert Primary sources: Sited articles from American, Canadian, and British Newspapers.
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