Jack Carkeek
Jack Carkeek, (January 22, 1861 – March 12, 1924) was an American Cornish champion wrestler, from Rockland, Michigan. His parents were from Cornwall, United Kingdom. He met many wrestlers in his career. He died March 12, 1924, in Havana, Cuba. He made his first appearance at Michigamme, Michigan, on July 5, 1877, at age 16. There he won the fourth prize in a tournament of 64 entries. Jack Carkeek and John Pearce (the Cornish champion from Cornwall for five years, aged 27, 5fts 9in, 183 lbs.) met for the World Championship of Cornish Wrestling in Redruth, Cornwall. Wrestling  career. Up until 1882 he wrestled just in Michigan, and then afterwards in Wisconsin, Iowa, Montana. At the beginning he wrestled only in ordinary tournaments, with a dozen or so other wrestlers, while later only wrestling in challenge matches for side money. Arrest for match fixing. Carkeek was a member of the swindling crew known as the Mabray gang. In 1910 he was arrested for participation in the fixing of wrestling matches. Carkeek spent two years in prison before the case was ultimately dismissed.