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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 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
Ar nos Iau, Tachwedd 25, 1909, Cyfarfu Reslo Byd Pencampwr Frank Gotch Reslo Pwyleg Hyrwyddwr Stanislaus Zbyszko gyfer gêm handicap yn Buffalo, Efrog Newydd. Cytunwyd Gotch i fforffedu yr ornest pe na allai daflu Zbyszko ddwywaith mewn awr. Maint a chryfder Zbyszko yn creu problemau i Gotch, oedd yn pwyso 190 bunnoedd i Zbyszko yn 260 bunnoedd. Fodd bynnag,, 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 a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they
Argraphwyd yn y mis Ionawr 16, 1921 argraffiad y Santes. Louis Post-Dispatch yn hysbysebu cwrs archebu drwy'r post ar Jujitsu gan Capt. Allan Smith. Capt. Ganed Smith yn yr Alban yn wreiddiol ond cafodd ei swyno gan arddangosiadau o Jujitsu Japaneaidd (mewn gwirionedd Jwdo) gwelodd yn Lloegr. Teithiodd Smith i Japan gyda chwmni a dysgodd Jwdo gan gyrraedd gradd 1af
Frank Gotch, y bachgen fferm o Humboldt, Iowa, yn mynd yn groes George Hackenschmidt ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth Pwysau Trwm Reslo Byd yn 1908. Mae'r fuddugoliaeth a'i drechu dilynol “Darnia” yn y 1911 rematch sment lle Gotch fel un o wrestlers mwyaf o bob amser. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
While famous for fighting John L. Sullivan in the last world championship prizefight contested under bare knuckle rules, Jake Kilrain also took part in many gloved bouts. Prizefighting was transitioning from bare knuckle rules to gloved bouts under the Marquess of Queensberry Rules (early amateur and professional boxing) in the late 19th Century. Like Sullivan, Kilrain would fight in major
Ar Ionawr 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. Roedd Zbyszko yn fedrus
Omaha Pennaeth yr Heddlu H.W. Creodd Dunn benawdau ar Fawrth 28, 1915, pan gyhoeddodd orchymyn yn gwahardd y gêm reslo broffesiynol a hysbysebwyd rhwng Joe Stecher a Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 trefnwyd y gêm ar gyfer Awditoriwm Omaha. Cyhoeddodd y pennaeth y gorchymyn mewn gwirionedd ar gais Uwcharolygydd yr Heddlu A.C. Kugel. Cyhoeddodd Kugel ddatganiad i