Marcus Griffin’s Fall Guys (1937) was the best book available on the history of professional …
It is not uncommon for a run of the mine neckbender to average one hundred and fifty dollars weekly over a period of twenty-five years. And because they wrestle so often and must be reasonable shape, matmen drop very little of this long green along Heart-break Boulevard.
— Fall Guys: The Barnums of Bounce by Marcus Griffin (Page 18)
Oh man, I'm already loving this old-timey writing style.