Month: September 1888

Copyrighted by Scranton Republic – 1888 WBAN has an original complete, genuine issue of THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN newspaper from Pennsylvania, dated Sept. 17, 1888. Front page article headed: “Female Prize Fight”. This article takes about three-quarters of a column near the middle of the front page.  WBAN has a complete four-page issue of this paper.

In 1888, the news reported that there was a female championsip fight in the making:  In the Gazette, dated July 28, 1888, page 10, they reported the following. ” “Hattie Leslie, a young married variety performer, who is a skilled wrestler, has issued a challenge to engage in a match with fists, under prize ring rules, and