Wrestling

This Week In History, 1931: A roly poly pachyderm meets a squirmer with a rubber chest

A Vancouver Sun column recounts the colorful sportswriting of the 1930s, focusing on a 1931 wrestling match between Dan Koloff and Abie Kaplan at Athletic Park. The article highlights the humorous slang used by anonymous sportswriters, such as calling wrestlers 'pachyderms' and 'squirmers', and the promotional antics of wrestling promoter Emil Klank.