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Avgusta 4, 1939, Mort Henderson passed away in Rochester, New York at 60 let. Wrestling fans likely did not remember the name Mort Henderson but as his alter ego, the original Masked Marvel, he saved the fall version of the 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
V soboto, April 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 let, pulled off
Oktobra 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 je zaslovel kot trener Lou Thesza, prevladujoči svetovni prvak National Wrestling Alliance v težki kategoriji iz 1950-ih in zgodnjih 1960-ih. pijače, a 1920 Olimpijec za svojo rodno Grčijo, imel brezhiben življenjepis v zakoniti rokoborbi. Rojen marca 14, 1901, v Mesiniji, Grčija, Tragos je osvojil državne naslove v rokoborbi, preden je zastopal Grčijo na tekmovanju 1920 samo olimpijske igre
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. Vendar, he did not dismiss the
Pred imigracijo v ZDA, Taro Miyake se je najprej naselil v Angliji. Miyake je pomagal Yukiu Taniju pri uveljavljanju juda in jujitsuja v Angliji. Miyake in Tani sta poklicne rokoborce izzvala na dvoboje kot del svojih prizadevanj za uveljavitev svojih borilnih veščin. Tani je sodeloval v dvobojih izzivov pred prihodom Miyakeja. Miyake se je spopadel s svojim prvim nasprotnikom, Tani sam,
Med raziskovanjem zgodovine ameriškega prvenstva v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji (1881 – 1922), Odkril sem zgodnje tekme Evana "Davitelja" Lewisa v Montani. Pred raziskovanjem te teme, Mislil sem, da je Lewis svojo kariero začel z zmago na turnirju v rokoborbi s 64 moškimi v Montani med 1882. Vendar, Lewis turnirja ni zmagal. In May 1882, Lewis se je boril na turnirju v rokoborbi Cornish
Frank Gotch je dominiral v ameriški rokoborbi od 1905 do svoje upokojitve v 1913. Gotch, trenutni ameriški prvak v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji, aprila zmagal na največji tekmi v karieri 3, 1908. Gotch je v Chicagu premagal aktualnega svetovnega prvaka v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji Georga Hackenschmidta, Illinois. Gotch se je izkazal za enako dominantnega svetovnega prvaka, kot je bil kot ameriški prvak. Gotch agreed to
Četrtek, April 29, 1909, Frank Gotch traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to wrestle highly regarded light heavyweight wrestler Charles Hackenschmidt. Hackenschmidt won the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship under his real name, John Berg. Although fans thought well of Berg, they did not see him as a threat to defeat Frank Gotch in a straight match. To increase fan interest