Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Yusuf Ismail rang in der ersten Hälfte des Jahres nur sechs Monate in den USA 1898. In seinem ersten bedeutenden Match, Er wurde wegen eines bösartigen Fouls disqualifiziert. In seinem einzigen anderen bedeutenden Match, er gab Evan “Würger” Lewis das Schlagen seines Lebens. Doch seine kurze Tour durch die USA machte ihn zur Legende. Ismail betrat die
On a Thursday night, November 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 Pfund. Jedoch, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
In einem Blogbeitrag im letzten Monat, Ich schrieb über die Schwierigkeiten, die die Veranstalter bei der Durchführung des Spiels Joe Stecher gegen Jess Westergaard hatten. Ursprünglich für Omaha geplant, Nebraska, Der Omaha-Polizeichef und der Polizeikommissar waren besorgt über die Vorbereitung des Spiels oder eines “work”. Sie wollten nicht, dass Spieler von der Ausstellung aufgenommen werden. Um dieses Auftreten zu verhindern, Sie
Im Januar wurde eine Anzeige gedruckt 16, 1921 Ausgabe des St. Louis Post-Dispatch bewirbt einen Versandkurs über Ju-Jitsu von Captain. Allan Smith. Capt. Smith wurde ursprünglich in Schottland geboren, war aber von Vorführungen des japanischen Ju-Jitsu fasziniert (eigentlich Judo) er sah in England. Smith reiste mit einer Firma nach Japan und lernte Judo bis zum 1. Grad
Frank Gotch, the farm boy from Humboldt, Iowa, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “Hack” im 1911 rematch cemented Gotch’s place as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
Am January 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko war ein geschickter Mann
Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to
On December 13, 1920, Und “Würger” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Jedoch, such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud