ஆண்டன் “டோனி” செதுக்குபவர்
மல்யுத்த ரசிகர்கள் அன்டன் "டோனி" ஸ்டெச்சரைப் பற்றி அறிந்திருந்தால், இது மினியாபோலிஸில் தொழில்முறை மல்யுத்தத்தின் நீண்டகால ஊக்குவிப்பாளராக உள்ளது, Minnesota. ஸ்டெச்சர் இரட்டை நகரங்களில் தொழில்முறை மல்யுத்தத்தை ஊக்குவிக்கத் தொடங்கினார் 1933. ஸ்டெச்சர் மினியாபோலிஸ் குத்துச்சண்டை மற்றும் மல்யுத்த கிளப்பை ஒரு சக்திவாய்ந்த உள்ளூர் மல்யுத்த விளம்பரமாக உருவாக்கினார்.
தேசிய மல்யுத்தக் கூட்டணியின் ஆரம்பகால உறுப்பினர்களில் ஸ்டெச்சரும் ஒருவர் (NWA). Stecher promoted a young Lou Thesz in 1936. பின்னர், Stecher strongly supported Thesz as the perfect wrestler to carry the NWA title as the touring world champion.
ஆண்டன் “டோனி” Stecher during his wrestling days in 1913 (பொது டொமைன்)
Besides being a successful promoter, Tony Stecher wrestled in the early 1910s. A frequent training partner for his younger brother, ஜோ ஸ்டெச்சர், Tony Stecher was a notable lightweight wrestler. துரதிருஷ்டவசமாக, his lack of size at five feet, nine inches tall and one hundred sixty-five pounds, kept him from becoming a breakout star himself.
Once his brother Joe developed into a world title contender, Tony Stecher put his own wrestling career on hold to manage his brother Joe. Born on February 7, 1889, Tony was four years older than Joe.
Prior to managing Joe, Tony won all his matches in 1912 until he wrestled Pete Fromm on December 23, 1912, in Harlan, Iowa. After one hour and fifteen minutes of fierce wrestling, Fromm took the first fall from Tony Stecher. Stecher could not continue the match and forfeited the best two-out-of-three-falls match.
Stecher resumed his winning ways when he defeated B.C. Busch of Columbus, Ohio in Dodge, Nebraska on January 5, 1913. Stecher won the first fall in thirty-seven minutes. He only needed eight minutes to pin Busch for the second fall. Tony won the match in two straight falls.
மூலம் 1915, Tony Stecher managed more than he wrestled but did take an occasional match. In Fremont, Nebraska on April 19, 1915, Stecher wrestled middleweight contender Clarence Eklund. Stecher gave Eklund a tough time until Eklund secured an armbar on Stecher. Eklund won the match after forty-seven minutes. Eklund injured Tony Stechers arm forcing Tony to concede the two-out-of-three-falls match to Eklund.
In Hooper, Nebraska on November 16, 1915, Tony Stecher wrestled Eklund again. This time Stecher wrestled aggressively for two hours and twenty minutes before the referee declared the match a draw. Tony Stecher did not get revenge for the injured arm but did prove he was the equal of Eklund.
பிறகு 1915, Tony Stecher wrestled few matches as his brother’s career took up most of his time. எனினும், Tony Stecher proved that managing and promoting skills were as important to the developing sport of professional wrestling as wrestling skills.
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Sources: Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, Nebraska), டிசம்பர் 25, 1912, p. 11, ஆங்கில ஆண்டின் முதல் மாதம் 6, 1913, p. 10, ஏப்ரல் 20, 1915, p. 3, and November 17, 1915, p. 4
