Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
Aziende Broadcast cercavano contenuti durante i primi giorni della televisione. Oltre vecchi film e alcune produzioni aziendali di trasmissione, sport erano una fonte di programmazione per molte stazioni televisive. 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 only wrestled in the United States for six months in the first half of 1898. In his first significant match, he was disqualified for a vicious foul. In his only other significant match, he gave Evan “Strangler” Lewis the beating of his life. Yet his short tour of the United States made him a legend. Ismail entered the
In una notte Giovedi, Novembre 25, 1909, Wrestling campione del mondo Frank Gotch incontrato Wrestling Polish Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko per una partita di handicap in Buffalo, New York. Gotch accettato di perdere l'incontro se non poteva gettare Zbyszko due volte in un'ora. Le dimensioni e la forza di Zbyszko creato problemi per Gotch, che pesava 190 sterline a Zbyszko di 260 sterline. Tuttavia, 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
Autore e artista marziale, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Autore e artista marziale, Nebraska, Autore e artista marziale “work”. Autore e artista marziale. Autore e artista marziale, they
An ad was printed in the January 16, 1921 edizione del St. Louis Post-Dispatch advertising a mail order course on Jujitsu from Capt. Allan Smith. Capt. Smith was originally born in Scotland but was fascinated with demonstrations of Japanese Jujitsu (actually Judo) he saw in England. Smith traveled to Japan with a company and learned Judo reaching 1st degree
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” in the 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
Gennaio 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 era un abile
Il capo della polizia di Omaha, H.W. Dunn ha fatto notizia a marzo 28, 1915, quando ha emesso un'ordinanza che vietava l'incontro di wrestling professionistico pubblicizzato tra Joe Stecher e Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 La partita era prevista per l'Auditorium di Omaha. Il capo in realtà ha emesso l'ordine per volere del sovrintendente di polizia A.C. Kugel. Kugel ha rilasciato una dichiarazione a
Dicembre 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis ha sconfitto Joe Stecher per il suo campionato mondiale di wrestling dei pesi massimi. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Tuttavia, 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