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Tom Law

Tom Law lived in Macon, Georgia and was a well respected local barber and athletic promotor. Born in Pennsylvania July 3, 1883. Law had success in Georgia as an athletic promotor, with around 8 years of experience promoting wrestling events including stars such as Ed 'Strangler' Lewis as well as Billy Sandow. 

Law would become convinced to uproot from Georgia and bring his promoting expertise to Wichita, Kansas in order to capitalize on the ability to book Ed Lewis there regularly.

Tom Law came to Wichita from Macon, Georgia in September 1919. Law would go on to promote his first program at the Crawford Theater on October 14, 1919 with Paul Martinson and Jack Samson as the main event. Law would capitalize on this success by bringing in more top name talent such as Ed Lewis, Stanislaus Zybszko, Jim Londos, and many others saying that, 'No second rate men will appear' in Wichita.