Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Mei 7, 1901, Tom Jenkins alimenyana na jitu Nouralah Hassan katika Jiji la New York. Mzaliwa wa Bulgaria wakati 1870, Hassan alisimama futi sita, inchi nane kwa urefu na uzani 331 paundi. Wakati Jenkins alikuwa na ustadi wa hali ya juu wa mieleka, mashabiki na wanahabari walitarajia ukubwa mkubwa wa Hassan kuwasilisha matatizo kwa Jenkins. Mapromota waliwaweka nafasi ya kupigana mieleka katika Madison Square Garden
Siku ya Ijumaa, Juni 29, 1883, wrestlers kumi na nne kulipwa $50 kuingia katika mashindano ya siku mbili kwa a $500 mkanda wa ubingwa na $500 tuzo. Richard K. Fox, mmiliki na mchapishaji wa Gazeti la Polisi, weka pesa za tuzo na ukanda. Fox aliunga mkono kwa dhati utangazaji wa ndondi za kitaalam na mieleka ya kitaalam. Wakati watu kumi na wanne walijaribu kuingia kwenye mashindano, Fox
Juu ya Agosti 4, 1939, Mort Henderson aliaga dunia huko Rochester, New York katika 60 umri wa miaka. Mashabiki wa mieleka huenda hawakukumbuka jina la Mort Henderson lakini kama ubinafsi wake, asili ya Masked Marvel, aliokoa toleo la kuanguka la 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann promoted the tournament with the goal of
When Wladek Zbyszko travelled from the United States to Brazil for a lucrative tour on Brazil’s well-developed professional wrestling circuit, Zbyszko little suspected that he would wrestle his first contest in almost twenty years. Like their American counterparts, Brazilian professional wrestlers worked with each other to put on exciting exhibitions for the fans. The Brazilian professional wrestlers occasionally wrestled a
Siku ya Jumamosi, Aprili 9, 2022, the Franklin County Missouri Historical Society invited me to give a PowerPoint presentation on the Union Missouri Bank Robbery of 1902. The book covers the robbery, the investigation, two nationwide hunts for the fugitive and a daring break from the St. Louis City Jail. Two daring robbers, not yet 23 umri wa miaka, pulled off
Mnamo Oktoba 26, 1897, Martin “Farmer” Burns defended his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against Scottish catch wrestler Dan McLeod. Burns and McLeod were two of the top three or four catch-as-catch-can wrestlers in the United States at the time. 1,200 fans attended the match held at the Grand Opera House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Promoters often put a mat or heavy
George Tragos gained fame as the trainer of Lou Thesz, the dominant National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion of the 1950s and early 1960s. Tragos, a 1920 Olympian for his native Greece, possessed an impeccable resume in legitimate wrestling. Born March 14, 1901, in Messinia, Ugiriki, Tragos won national wrestling titles before representing Greece at the 1920 Olympics at only
At the end of 1932, 22-year-old Vila Milli sued her husband, professional wrestler Wladek Zbyszko, for divorce alleging physical cruelty and adultery. Milli charged the 41-year-old Zbyszko with physical cruelty for “hugging her too hard.” Justice Dunne of the Brooklyn Supreme Court heard the divorce case. He expressed doubt that Zbyszko abused his wife. Hata hivyo, he did not dismiss the
Before immigrating to the United States, Taro Miyake first settled in England. Miyake assisted Yukio Tani with establishing Judo and Jujitsu in England. Miyake and Tani challenged professional wrestlers to matches as part of their effort to establish their martial arts. Tani took part in challenge matches prior to the arrival of Miyake. Miyake grappled his first opponent, Tani himself,
While researching the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1881 – 1922), I discovered Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ early matches in Montana. Prior to researching this topic, I thought Lewis started his career by winning a 64-man wrestling tournament in Montana during 1882. Hata hivyo, Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament