Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
Travanj 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt for the World Title at Dexter Park Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 godina. Gotch je bio godinu dana stariji, ali smatran je usponom. Obožavatelji i novinari koji pokrivaju sport smatrali su Gotcha
U utorak, Ožujak 22, 1910, Doktor. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 i 1920. Doktor. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Doktor.
Studeni 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). U tom filmu, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Gospođa. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Gospođa. Stack suspects Dr. Jannery, who operates her hospital, of negligence in the death of
Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, koji je bio 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Nažalost, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Često otkrivam da je najveći izazov u istraživanju ranog profesionalnog hrvanja odvajanje činjenica od fikcije. Čak i kad su se hrvači natjecali u legitimnim mečevima, često su napuhavali ishode, izgradili su apokrifni folklor oko svojih pobjeda i izmišljali fantastične priče kako bi objasnili svoje gubitke. Profesionalno hrvanje proizašlo je iz karnevala i zadržalo promotivne instinkte ove umjetnosti. St.
Siječnja 10, 1910, Nedavno je stigao poljski rvač Stanislav Zbyszko preuzeo Charlie “Kid” Cutler u najboljem dva-out-of-tri padova utakmicu. Cutler je bio boksač u družina pokrenuti John L. Sullivan prije prelaska na hrvanje. Dok Cutler je izuzetno teško, Stanislav Zbyszko je hrvanje od mladosti. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
Tom Allen rođen je u Birminghamu, Engleska, ali vodio je neke od njegovih najpoznatijih borbi u Americi. U 1867, Allen se preselio u St.. Louis, najveći grad zapadno od Mississippija. Allen nikada nije otišao i koristio bi St.. Louis kao svoju matičnu bazu za trening za nagradne borbe. Allen se borio uglavnom u nagradnim borbama golih zglobova, kao što to američki boks ne bi bio
U prosincu 16, 1917, Frank Alvin Gotch lost a three week battle with uremic poisoning. Doctors attempted to keep his kidneys going through an operation in Chicago but it provided only temporary relief. Gotch intended to travel to Hot Springs, Arkansas to try and restore his health. The operation ended this hope. Gotch spent the last couple weeks only able
U utorak, Studeni 18, 1884, Svjetski prvak u borbi s golim zglobom u teškoj kategoriji John L. Sullivan se borio protiv Al Greenfielda u Madison Square Gardenu u New Yorku. Sullivan je trebao svladati više od svog protivnika u ovoj borbi. Muškarci su prvotno pristali boriti se u ponedjeljak, Studeni 17, 1884, ali su vlasti New Yorka zaprijetile muškarcima uhićenjem. Prepirka sa
U ponedjeljak, Veljača 7, 1887, Evan “Davitelj” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton upoznao je u Battery D u Chicagu, Illinois. Bio bi to prvi od nekoliko egzibicijskih mečeva između muškaraca. Rano su izvodili te izložbe u većim gradovima Srednjeg zapada 1887. Poput St. Paul match koji sam opisao u ranijem postu, Lewis i Acton su pristali