Whistler Wrestles Dufur in New York

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Op donderdag, Maart 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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“Boer” Burns Trains 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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Episode 70 – Lost Film

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gwes2cubjemajn78/Episode_708px2e.mp3Podcast: Spelen in een nieuw venster | 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, Deel 1 en

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Episode 69 – Gelukkig Halloween

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezswfi6nskgzp6hb/Episode_69arvtq.mp3Podcast: Spelen in een nieuw venster | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss Martin “Boer” 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 naar 1928. Shooter in a Worked World is available

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Moordenaar dille (1947)

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Op augustus 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions heeft Killer Dill uitgebracht (1947), een misdaadfilm waarin professionele worstelaar Mike Mazurki “Little Joe” speelt, een handlanger die beide kanten van een bendevete speelt. Stuart Erwin schittert als Johnny ‘Killer’ Dill, een lingerieontwerper en -verkoper, die mensen aanzien voor een gangster. Nadat hij per ongeluk betrokken was bij een bendeoorlog, zijn

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Londos worstelt in het Odeon Theater

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Jim Londos developed into professional wrestling’s biggest box office star during the 1930s. Londos wrestled main events against Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Jim Browning at baseball stadiums. These matches drew crowds of more than 30,000 fans for the first time since the second Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt in 1911. When Londos wrestled in Greece, Londos drew crowds estimated to be at

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Episode 68 – Start een promotie

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w8xx4379qy8ai3ti/Episode_68be7jw.mp3Podcast: Spelen in een nieuw venster | DownloadIn this episode, Ik bespreek het begin van de reguliere St. Louis worstelpromotie in 1921. Ik bespreek ook de Mr. McMahon-documentaire op Netflix. Update Due to illness and medical appointments, we zijn een beetje laat met het vrijgeven van de aflevering deze week. Schutter in een werkende wereld: John Pesek and the 1920s Promotional

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Mike Romano sterft in de ring

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Professional wrestlers dying in the ring is rare but occasionally happens. In 1936, 5,000 wrestling fans in Washington, D.c. inadvertently booed a dead man at the end of the Mike Romano vs. “Irish” Jack Donovan match at Griffith Stadium on Thursday, Juni 25, 1936. The 40-year-old Romano was putting Donovan over in a worked match. Newspapers inaccurately reported Romano as

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Episode 67 – In het nieuws

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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/san6f9gun6iekev6/Episode_678y2ti.mp3Podcast: Spelen in een nieuw venster | 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 en 1928 – 41:10 Shooter in a Worked World has

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