Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
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
Si Yusuf Ismail ay nakikipagbuno lamang sa Estados Unidos sa loob ng anim na buwan sa unang kalahati ng 1898. Sa kanyang unang makabuluhang laban, siya ay na-disqualify para sa isang mabisyo na foul. Sa kanyang iba pang makabuluhang tugma, binigay niya kay Evan “Strangler” Si Lewis ang pambubugbog ng kanyang buhay. Ngunit ang kanyang maikling paglibot sa Estados Unidos ay naging isang alamat. Pumasok si Ismail sa
On a Thursday night, Nobyembre 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 pounds. Gayunman, 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
Sa isang blog post noong nakaraang buwan, Sumulat ako tungkol sa paghihirap ng mga tagapagtaguyod sa pagtatanghal ng tugma na Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard. Orihinal na naka-iskedyul para sa Omaha, Nebraska, ang Omaha Chief of Police at Police Commissioner ay nag-aalala tungkol sa laban na inaayos o a “work”. Hindi nila ginusto ang mga sugarol na dalhin sa eksibisyon. Upang maiwasan ang paglitaw na ito, sila
Ang isang ad ay nakalimbag noong Enero 16, 1921 edisyon ng St. Louis Post-Dispatch na advertising sa isang kurso sa order ng mail sa Jujitsu mula kay Capt. Allan Smith. Capt. Si Smith ay orihinal na ipinanganak sa Scotland ngunit nabighani siya sa mga demonstrasyon ng Japanese Jujitsu (sa totoo lang Judo) nakita niya sa England. Naglakbay si Smith sa Japan kasama ang isang kumpanya at natutunan ang Judo na umaabot sa 1st degree
Frank Gotch, ang batang lalaki sakahan mula sa Humboldt, Iowa, Gusto talunin George Hackenschmidt para sa World matimbang Wrestling Championship sa 1908. Ang tagumpay at ang kanyang mga kasunod na pagkatalo ng “Pataga” sa 1911 rematch cemented lugar Gotch bilang isa sa mga pinakadakilang wrestlers sa lahat ng oras. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
Sa Enero 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. Si Zbyszko ay isang sanay
Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Gumawa si Dunn ng mga headline noong Marso 28, 1915, nang maglabas siya ng utos na nagbabawal sa ina-advertise na professional wrestling match sa pagitan nina Joe Stecher at Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 ang laban ay naka-iskedyul para sa Omaha Auditorium. Talagang naglabas ng kautusan ang hepe sa utos ng Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Naglabas ng pahayag si Kugel kay
Sa December 13, 1920, At “Strangler” Tinalo ni Lewis si Joe Stecher para sa kanyang World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. Gayunman, 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