Ringer Throws Wasem

Rau hnub Saturday, Kaum ib hlis 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling kiv cua tej tus poob siab, Thaum ib tus wrestler mus xyuas yooj yim txawb hauv zos tau zus ib Oscar Wasem rau ib tug me dhau 20 feeb. Tom qab yeej yooj yim, kiv cua tsw ib nas, thaum lub “Indianapolis Cyclone” rau nrog ib tus neeg luag Iwm haiv neeg Lancashire.

Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste li cov me nyuam. Louis’ wrestling tau tau zus ib ntawm cov mus-1890s. Wasem Nyobzoo khoom txaus wrestling txawj mus defeat Frank Gotch hauv ib tseeb wrestling match lub sij hawm 1901. Hnub no lub ntuj, Txawm li cas los, Wasem yog tsis match rau lub cuab kev “ringer”.

Thaum cov kev wrestling yog ua nyob rau hauv circuses thiab carnivals, promoters yuav ntiav wrestlers me me thiab tab sis koom mas yuav ua rau lawv pom tias yog. Tus promoter yuav muaj ib tug nqi zog nyiaj rau leej twg, leej twg yuav mus txog ib qhov nqi lub sij hawm nrog lub wrestler. Feem ntau, tus promoter yeej tsis them tawm ib npib ib xee.

Nyob hauv lub 1880s, ob peb tuav tab sis muab tsawg mintsis thiab lus wrestlers li Edwin Bibby tuaj mus America mus ua ply lawv luam rau cov neeg Asmeskas loj npaum li cas. Bibby tuav lub 180 phaus Evan “Lub Strangler” Lewis rau ib tseeb wrestling match. Txawm li cas los, nws tsis yog tus neeg tsawg tshaj plaws ntawm lub troupe.

Qhov tsawg tshaj plaws ntawm cov lus Askiv wrestlers tab sis cov tseem tuav technicians tuaj nyob Tom Connor. Hailing los Lancashire, Hais, Connor ras nws tw nrog pom thiab leverage nrawm pov tus neeg mob rau lub caij nplooj zeeg.

Kev noj nyob rau Connor yog tsis txaus. Yog nws tseem ua nyuaj rau tus tus nrog sib ntaus, thaum nws tsis tau paub hais tias nws yog wrestling. Nws tus kheej nyob rau qhov chaw Wasem, Thaum promoters booked “J. Edwards” rau ntais ntawv.

Wasem twb tsis gigantic nyob txog 160 mus 170 phaus, tab sis khoom ib physique haib. Wasem yuav ntau tsim rau ib deficiency nyob hauv tus txheej txheem ntawm overpowering nws tus nrog sib ntaus. Nrog Connor ntuag, Wasem yeej tsis tau lub sij hawm.

Connor tso Wasem rau lub defensive ntawm pib ntais ntawv. Wasem tsis tau siv nws lub zog offensively vim nws txhawj xeeb nrog rau txuj lom Connor tus ua takedown tau npaj siab. Connor tseem siv lub siab rau los Wasem tsis muaj lub dag zog seeming muaj ntau ntxim rau nws.

Tom qab 18 feeb wrestling, Connor ruaj rau lub caij nplooj zeeg thawj. Connor rov qab rau nws kaum tsev saib tshiab tab sis yog cov hom cuab kev ntawm Wasem. Wasem tshum sim rau tau lub 38 xyoo tsis Connor.

Thaum lub wrestlers rov ntsib ob lub caij nplooj zeeg, yog ib daig yi. Wasem gamely sim stave tawm tus inevitable, tiam sis yog ces muab pov tseg rau hauv 2 feeb thiab 30 vib nas this.

Wasem yeej tsis kindly los yog duped tiam sis nws yuav noj cov solace hauv lub Disease fact tias Connor cov pab pawg neeg twg tsis ua nyiaj rau lub betting. Kiv cua xav tias tsam tej yam khib txog ntais ntawv tuaj thiab tsis tus bet rau lub sij hawm yuav. Paub cov kiv cua “J. Edwards” yog ntau tshaj li qhov nws nyob.

Lub koob npe nrov Wasem tus tsis ua los poob rau Connor yog. Wasem yog me nyuam. Louis Wrestling tau zus ib, thaum nws wrestled Frank Gotch.

Qhov rov qhia dua lawm tactics thiab parlor tricks yuav tsum yog ib feem ntawm qhov kev wrestling Circuit Court thaum uas cev tab tus (feem coob) tseeb era. Connor thiab nws cov backers robbed Wasem ntawm tus qhia ncaj ncees li nws yuav yuav tau npaj txawv nrog caag rau ib wrestler ntawm cov Connor tawm kev.

Koj tuaj tawm tswv yim lossis nug ib lo lus nug hais txog qhov no lossis muaj nqe lus hauv qab no saib hauv qab no lossis rau ntawm kuv Facebook phab los sis Twitter profile.

Tau qhov twg los: Cov me nyuam. Louis Dispatch tom qab, Hnub xya, Kaum ib hlis 26, 1899 ib tsab, p.25

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