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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 alishindana tu nchini Marekani kwa miezi sita katika nusu ya kwanza ya 1898. Katika mechi yake ya kwanza muhimu, aliondolewa kwa kosa la faulo mbaya. Katika mechi yake nyingine muhimu tu, alitoa Evan “Strangler” Lewis pigo la maisha yake. Hata hivyo ziara yake fupi ya Marekani ilimfanya kuwa hadithi. Ismail aliingia
On a Thursday night, Novemba 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 paundi. Hata hivyo, 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
Katika chapisho la blogi mwezi uliopita, Niliandika kuhusu ugumu wa mapromota katika kuandaa mechi ya Joe Stecher dhidi ya Jess Westergaard. Hapo awali ilipangwa kwa Omaha, Nebraska, Mkuu wa Polisi wa Omaha na Kamishna wa Polisi walikuwa na wasiwasi kuhusu mechi hiyo kupangwa mapema au a “work”. Hawakutaka wacheza kamari wachukuliwe na maonyesho. Ili kuzuia tukio hili, wao
Tangazo lilichapishwa mnamo Januari 16, 1921 toleo la St. Louis Post-Dispatch akitangaza kozi ya kuagiza barua juu ya Jujitsu kutoka Capt. Allan Smith. Capt. Smith alizaliwa huko Scotland lakini alifurahishwa na maandamano ya Jujitsu wa Kijapani (kweli Judo) aliona huko Uingereza. Smith alisafiri kwenda Japani na kampuni na akajifunza Judo kufikia digrii ya 1
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” katika 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
Januari 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 was a skilled
Mkuu wa Polisi wa Omaha H.W. Dunn aliunda vichwa vya habari mnamo Machi 28, 1915, alipotoa amri ya kupiga marufuku mchezo wa mieleka uliotangazwa kati ya Joe Stecher na Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 mechi ilipangwa kwa Ukumbi wa Omaha. Mkuu huyo alitoa agizo hilo kwa amri ya Mrakibu wa Polisi A.C. Kugel. Kugel alitoa taarifa kwa
Desemba 13, 1920, Na “Strangler” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Hata hivyo, 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