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Fall Guys

The Barnum's of Bounce

It Happens Everywhere

How It All Began

Chap 3

The Peerless Champion

 

The Champion off Guard

The Gold Dust Trio

Modus Operandi

The Trust Buster

Swindling The Swindlers

Higher Education

Rift In The Lute

The James Boys Were Pikers

The Barnums Of Bounce

The Promoters

Shylock Was A Spendthrift

The Greeks Had A Word For Him

Police! Police! Police!

Love's Old Sweet Song

Happee New Year

It Takes A Thief To Catch A Thief

Wearing Out The Green

Dog Fight

Smoke Got in Their Eyes

Merry-Go-Round

Vale!

At one time I had a first edition in dust jacket of Fall Guys.  The book is in public domain and lesser quality but cheaper copies began showing up. I decided an electronic copy was good enough and sold the book while it still had some value.

 

Available here is the digital copy that I made from the book.  This is an important and early book of wrestling history.  It is also one that must be looked at with a critical eye.  Much like Lou Thesz's "Hooker", it contains great information but is marred by the author's bias.

 

"Fall Guys" was ostensibly written by sports columinist Dan Parker, however most of the information was provided by "Toots" Mondt.  Mondt was one of the most influential persons in wrestling history, he was also so crooked he had to screw on his socks every morning.  According to the book Mondt and his friends created everything involved with modern wrestling.  While Mondt's enemies, especially Jim Londos, were crooks and failures.

 

One of the first books to break kayfabe,  it should be read by everyone interested in the history of wrestling.  Just keep an open mind when doing so.

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