Whistler Wrestles Dufur in New York

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Am Donnerstag,, März 31, 1881, 200 fans filtered into New York’s Turnverein Hall to watch Clarence Whistler wrestle Henry Moses Dufur in a three-out-of-five-falls catch-as-catch-can wrestling match with both wrestlers wearing jackets. The promoters used the rules and jackets to even the chances of each wrestler to win. Clarence Whistler specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Whistler took World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion

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“Bauer” Burns trainiert Jeffries

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When the great Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the boxing establishment started searching for a “white hope” to defeat Johnson. In desperation to find someone to defeat Johnson, promoters and sports writers started lobbying former World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries to end his retirement to fight Johnson. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905. After

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Folge 70 – Verlorener Film

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gwes2cubjemajn78/Episode_708px2e.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the recently discovered film of the 1908 match between George Hackenschmidt and Joe Rogers. Update I give a health update on Dan and talk about the upcoming podcast schedule. Main Content A film company recently restored a 1908 wrestling film between George Hackenschmidt and Joe Rogers, Teil 1 und

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Folge 69 – Fröhliches Halloween

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Bauer” Burns training James J. Jeffries for his bout with Jack Johnson on July 4, 1910. Update Dan and I talk about my new project and how an earlier writer unfairly portrayed Joe Stecher’s world title run from 1925 to 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available

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Killer-Dill (1947)

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August 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, his

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Londos ringt im Odeon Theater

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Jim Londos entwickelte sich in den 1930er Jahren zum größten Kassenstar des professionellen Wrestlings. Londos rang bei den Hauptveranstaltungen in Baseballstadien gegen Ed „Strangler“ Lewis und Jim Browning. Diese Spiele zogen mehr als 100.000 Zuschauer an 30,000 Fans zum ersten Mal seit dem zweiten Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt in 1911. Als Londos in Griechenland rang, Londos drew crowds estimated to be at

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Folge 68 – Starten Sie eine Werbeaktion

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w8xx4379qy8ai3ti/Episode_68be7jw.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, I discuss the beginnings of the regular St. Louis wrestling promotion in 1921. I also discuss the Mr. McMahon documentary on Netflix. Update Due to illness and medical appointments, we are a little late on releasing the episode this week. Schütze in einer Arbeitswelt: John Pesek and the 1920s Promotional

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Mike Romano stirbt im Ring

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Dass professionelle Wrestler im Ring sterben, ist selten, kommt aber gelegentlich vor. In 1936, 5,000 Wrestling-Fans in Washington, -Gleichstrom. hat am Ende des Spiels Mike Romano vs. versehentlich einen toten Mann ausgebuht. „Irisches“ Jack Donovan-Spiel im Griffith Stadium am Donnerstag, Juni 25, 1936. Der 40-jährige Romano warf Donovan in einem hart erkämpften Kampf den Rang ab. Zeitungen berichteten fälschlicherweise über Romano

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Folge 67 – In den Nachrichten

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/san6f9gun6iekev6/Episode_678y2ti.mp3Podcast: Spielen im neuen Fenster | DownloadIn this episode, Dan and I get caught up on all the news that is unfit to print. We save the history topic for the end of this episode. Time Stamps WWE News – 7:00 AEW News – 17:15 Divided Championship Period between 1925 und 1928 – 41:10 Shooter in a Worked World has

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