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Buffalo Commercial – May 22, 1902

The Parisian Widows, in a military satire, “A Day at West Point,” with its tuneful musical numbers and its ludicrous sham battle, together with an excellent olio, including Charles Falke, Mlle. Adele, Bison City Quartette, Jordan and Welsh, Mildred Murray, Garrity Sisters, and Nelson and Milledge, are affording one of the choicest entertainments of the season at the Lafayette Theatre this week.  Tomorrow evening there will be a spirited wrestling match for a purse of $100 between Mort Henderson, “the Rochester butcher boy,” and Louis Steinagle, “the strong man,” best two out of three, catch-as-catch-can.

The Wrestling Game Is Not Killed In This City

Argus-Leader – March 14, 1917

The Hoodoo Which Has Followed Joe Carr Will Be Shaken Off With New Parties

The wrestling game has received a bad setback through the fizzles in connection with Gillis and Carr. But who is the loser? The public has not lost anything. The local promoter and the wrestlers themselves have been the financial losers.

Joe Carr has been sidetracked and the local management is now out after a new game.  Jimmie Londos has given the local management full power to match him with anyone who is deemed fit to put up a good match. With this assurance the local promoter has started correspondence which looks for a match in this city between Londos and Dr. Roller or Nels Moe or some other first-class man. Even George Cotsonaros wants to come back and meet Londos. Roy Gillis would meet Londos in Sioux Falls with the toe hold barred.

Mort Henderson vs. Louis Steinagle Ad

The Buffalo Review – May 22, 1902

Atherton Couldn’t Throw Henderson

The Buffalo Sunday Morning News – January 12, 1902

Steinagle Didn’t Go on With the Portageville Wrestler at the Lafayette.

Ed Atherton, the wrestler, stacked up against Mort Henderson, the Rochester butcher, for the second time at the Lafayette Theater last night.  The Portageville athlete was scheduled to try it on the Strong Man Louis Steinagle, but Steinagle said Atherton would give him but $6, instead of the $25 announced from the stage, if he stayed 15 minutes without being thrown.  So Steinagle didn’t go on.  It is also within the realm of possibility that Atherton didn’t want any such direct line drawn between him and Parr as the match with the strong man would give, as Atherton and Parr are booked for a finish match at the Olympic Club next Wednesday.

‘Masked Marvel’ Ready For Big Wrestling Bout

Elmira Star-Gazette – September 2, 1916

Giant Heavyweight Returned to Elmira After Strenuous Training—Announces Himself Fit to Meet the Swedish Champion Labor Day Afternoon.

Masked Marvel Who Wrestles Here Labor Day
Above are two likenesses of Mort Henderson, the “Masked Marvel,” who created a sensation in the New York wrestling tournament. The pictures show Mr. Henderson with and without his mask. He will unmask after his match here.

The “Masked Marvel,” who will wrestle Charles Oleson at the Maple avenue park Monday afternoon for the American heavyweight championship, arrived in Elmira last night.  He has been in training at Rochester, and with a few finishing touches announces that he will be in prime condition for the coming mat argument.

“Masked Marvel” May As Well Discard His Hood

New York Herald – January 5, 1916

Photographs of Mort Henderson Show Remarkable Resemblance in Poses to the Mysterious Wrestler.

There is no reason why the “Masked Marvel,” who has caused wrestling “fans” and many others in all walks of life to do a lot of guessing since he first appeared in the tournament at the Manhattan Opera House, should not remove his mask, as it interferes with his work and his identity is conceded to be as good as proved.

Big Russian Will Wrestle Masked Marvel

Elmira Star-Gazette – October 20, 1916

Ivan Michaloff, Who Wears His Native Costume On The Street, Booked To Appear At The Lyceum Theater Next Wednesday.

COMING HERE TO WRESTLE MASKED MARVEL AT THE LYCEUM THEATER NEXT WEDNESDAY
IVAN MICHALOFF
Famous Russian Cossack, who has met all the best wrestlers in Europe, South America and this country, will wrestle to finish against the Masked Marvel at Lyceum next week – Michaloff is acknowledged the best mat artist in Russia.

Elmirans will enjoy a big carnival of wrestling at the Lyceum theater next Wednesday evening, when Mortimer Henderson, better known to wrestling fans as, “The Masked Marvel,” will meet Ivan Michaloff, the Russian Cossack champion, in a finish match, catch-as-catch-can, best two falls out of three.

Wrestling Fake At Last Is Exposed

The Pittsburg Press – April 28, 1916
By Robert Edgren

“Masked Marvel” Henderson Under Weekly Salary, With Date Of His Defeat Known In Advance

New York, April 28 – A new attempt is being made to make a popular “mystery” of a wrestler called the “Masked Marvel” and identified as Mort Henderson, a clever western mat artist who lacked the bulk necessary to make him actually first class.  Two of the officials told me there were no less than three men in the so-called “tournament” held at the Manhattan Opera House who could throw him at any time.  They were Aberg, Zbyszko and Lewis.

Zbyszko Is Victor In Wrestling Bout

The Oregonian – July 17, 1925

Stanislaus Zbyszko, Big Munn’s 58-year-old conqueror, twice heavyweight champion of the world and loser of his second title only recently to Joe Stecher, made short work at the Heilig last night of the Giant Hindu, Jatrinda Gobar.

No Doubting The Fact That Masked Marvel Is Henderson

Brooklyn Daily Eagle – December 27, 1915

Sensational Wonder of the International Wrestling Tournament is an American Mat Artist, Who Was Born in Rochester of Scotch Parents–Has Been Staying at the Hotel Victoria, in Manhattan–Once Trailed to the Crescent A. C. and Lost.