The man who can row the swiftest, or strike a ball the farthest, or drop the strongest wrestler is coming to be of more importance.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage
Moreover, when Caesar sent you to me to be prepared for the ring, he meant that you should take part in the principal contests, and he would be furious if, on some great occasion, when he expected to see you stand up against a famous champion, it turned out that you were only a wrestler.
"Beric the Briton A Story of the Roman Invasion"
G. A. Henty