Last updated on 07/24/2015

01/19/1874 - New York, NY - Olympic Theatre ("crowded")
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

01/20/1874 - New York, NY - Olympic Theatre ("crowded")
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

01/21/1874 - New York, NY - Olympic Theatre (matinee; "crowded")
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

01/21/1874 - New York, NY - Olympic Theatre (evening; "crowded")
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

01/22/1874 - New York, NY - Olympic Theatre ("crowded")
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

01/23/1874 - New York, NY - Olympic Theatre ("crowded")
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

01/24/1874 - New York, NY - Olympic Theatre (matinee; "crowded")
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

01/24/1874 - New York, NY - Olympic Theatre (evening; "crowded")
Homer Lane vs John McMahon
* For all the events from January at the Olympic Theatre above: "John McMahon and Homer Lane appeared in a sketch, during which Miss Marion Requa costumed like a Goddess of Liberty, and holding the national flag, sang songs and delivered some rhymes in a not very satisfactory manner. McMahon and Lane gave exhibitions of the gladitorial contests of ancient Greece."

01/26/1874 New York, NY - Olympic Theatre
featuring: John McMahon, Homer Lane

01/27/1874 New York, NY - Olympic Theatre
featuring: John McMahon, Homer Lane

01/28/1874 New York, NY - Olympic Theatre
featuring: John McMahon, Homer Lane

01/29/1874 - New York, NY - Harry Hill's
Devonshire Style: Derby Doyle (1hr 40min ref stop) William Ashley

01/29/1874 New York, NY - Olympic Theatre
featuring: John McMahon, Homer Lane

01/30/1874 New York, NY - Olympic Theatre
featuring: John McMahon, Homer Lane

01/31/1874 New York, NY - Olympic Theatre
featuring: John McMahon, Homer Lane

03/07/1874 - New York, NY - Wood's Gymnasium
Homer Lane (1-1) Matt Grace

10/27/1874 - New York, NY - Bowery Theatre
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

10/28/1874 - New York, NY - Bowery Theatre
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

10/29/1874 - New York, NY - Bowery Theatre
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

10/30/1874 "Edwards' Benefit" - New York, NY - Bowery Theatre (attn: "scarcely a foot of available space")
Homer Lane vs John McMahon
* Primarily a boxing event.

10/31/1874 - New York, NY - Bowery Theatre
Homer Lane vs John McMahon

11/17/1874 - Trenton, NJ - Hibernia
New Jersey Lightweight(?) Title*: James Batley def David Howard

12/10/1874 "Benefit of Arthur Chambers" - New York, NY - Harry Hill's
Featuring: "Billy Edwards, Arthur Chambers, Mike Coburn,, Ned Mallahan, Warry Edwards, Jim Kelly, George Seddons, "The Mouse" and others equally well known; while the art of wrestling will be illustrated by John McMahon, Homer Lane, Matt. Grace and Doyle."

 

Researches by Jimmy Wheeler, Hisaharu Tanabe