Death of World’s Champion Wrestler
DELHI, May 26
The death has occurred at Amritsar, of Gama, the world's champion wrestler who defeated Zybyseo for the title and also Hackensmidt, then at the height of his fame. Gama was employed by the Maharaja of Patiala who was greatly interested in his career. Gama’s brother Imam Buksh, who is also in the service of the Maharaja, may succeed in winning the world's wrestling championship yet, Gama used to say that Imam Buksh could beat any man but himself. It used to be Gama's reply when any Indian aspirant to the championship challenged him to make it a condition that the challenger had first to beat his brother, but nobody ever could do it. Gama was about 45 years old.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 May 1931, Page 2
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