Here's an excerpt from a book from 1923 titled 'The Science of Wrestling & the Art of Jiu Jitsu'. Remember that Gracie Jiu-Jitsu was established in 1925, so this is from a couple of years prior to that.
Here it is:
"In modern wrestling bouts the strangle hold is usually barred, owing to the danger of it. This also applies to a great number of the Jiu Jitsu holds, for considerable damage would be done if some of these holds were permitted. There is hardly a wrestlter who does not have some knowledge of Jiu Jitsu, and the reader will find it advantageous to combine Jiu Jitsu in wrestling, even though the former may not be used completely, for there may come occasions where such combined knowledge will help you out of considerable difficulty.
As a protection in self defense, Jiu Jitsu and wrestling combined is the most perfect combination that anyone could adopt. The writer has demonstrated that he can better any fighter by using the combined knowledge of Catch-as-Catch-Can wrestling and Jiu Jitsu and make the fighter disabled in an exceedingly short period of time. Having considerable experience both in boxing and wrestling, I have no doubts as to which is the quicker method of disabling anyone."
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