Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Thaistil Stanislaus Zbyszko go dtí na Stáit Aontaithe i 1909 cluiche á lorg aige le Frank Gotch, an Curadh Domhanda Trom-mheáchain aitheanta. Chun teacht i gcruth don dúshlán seo agus bí ag súil leis an gcluiche teidil, Thug Zbyskzo camchuairt ar an gcuid is mó de na cathracha móra sna Stáit Aontaithe. During May 1910, Tháinig Zbyszko i St. Louis as a chluiche leis an wrestler cumasach Charles
Ar Nollaig 14, 1922, a crowd of 10,000 fans filled the St. Louis Coliseum to watch the rematch between current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko. Lewis “defeated” Zbyszko for the title in Wichita, Kansas in March 1922. Unknown to these fans, the plan was for Zbyszko to lose the match to Lewis but
Ar Eanáir 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
I mí Eanáir 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” agus 210 punt, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Dara,
(Is sliocht é an post seo ó mo leabhar is nuaí Masked Marvel to the Rescue: An Gimmick a Shábháil an 1915 Comórtas Idirnáisiúnta Wrestling ar fáil ar Amazon.) An leagan titim de na 1915 Bhí an Comórtas Cogaidh Idirnáisiúnta ag streachailt le tinreamh agus spéis, nuair a bhuaigh an tionscnóir Sam Rachmann óir bolscaireachta trí wrestler faoi chumhdach a thabhairt isteach ina chomórtas. The Masked Marvel stormed
Nuair a chinn Billy Sandow agus Ed Lewis go raibh deireadh le réimeas teidil Stanislaus Zbyszko, shocraigh siad “win” ar ais an teideal i mí an Mhárta 1922. St. Bhí tionscnóir Louis John Contos in ann an cluiche ceannais a bhaint amach, a tharlódh ag an St. Louis Coliseum ar an Déardaoin, December 14, 1922. By this time, wrestling gairmiúil Meiriceánach taobh amuigh de
Ar Dé Sathairn, Eanáir 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “An Turk Millteanach” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” agus 224 punt, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 punt. Despite his smaller
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. He also entered as one of
wrestler Francach ab ea Thiebaud nó Theobald Bauer, a bhí speisialaithe i wrestling Greco-Rómhánach. Tháinig Bauer go Meiriceá le linn 1875 le héileamh amhrasach ar Chraobhchomórtais Trom-mheáchain Greco-Rómhánach an Domhain. Cosnódh sé a theideal do 5 bliadhain go dtáinic Uilliam Muldoon in 1880. Má tá lucht leanúna wrestling eolach ar Bauer ar chor ar bith, tá sé de ghnáth mar an chéile comhraic
Ar Déardaoin, Samhain 22, 1923, St. D’óstáil an tionscnóir Louis John Contos cárta conspóideach a raibh cluiche idir Joe Stecher agus Dan Kolov ag barr leis., wrestler Bulgáiris atá ag teacht chun cinn. Bhí an cárta clúdaithe ag John E. Wray, an tEagarthóir Spóirt don St. Louis Iar-Seolta. Bhí an cárta conspóideach mar gur fógraíodh dhá cheann de na réaltaí is mó sa chomóradh ach níor fógraíodh