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Április 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch találkozott World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt a világbajnoki címért a Dexter Park Pavilion Chicagóban, Illinois. Hackenschmidt was undefeated as a professional but had been World Champion for approximately 7 év. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
Kedden, Március 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 és 1920. Dr. 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. Dr.
November 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Ebben a filmben, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Mrs. 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, who was 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. Sajnos, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
I’ve frequently found the biggest challenge in researching early professional wrestling is separating fact from fiction. Even when the wrestlers competed in legitimate matches, they often inflated outcomes, built up apocryphal folklore around their victories and made up fanciful tales to explain away their losses. Professional wrestling sprang from the carnivals and retained the promotional instincts of this art. St.
On January 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
Tom Allen Birminghamben született, Angliában, de leghíresebb csatáit Amerikában vívta. -Ben 1867, Allen St. Louis, a legnagyobb város a Mississippitől nyugatra. Allen soha nem ment el, és a St. Louis az otthoni bázisa, ahol a díjharcokra edz. Allen többnyire csupasz ütőharcokban vívott, ahogy az amerikai bokszban nem
On December 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
Kedden, November 18, 1884, Nehézsúlyú csupasz-ütköző-díjharc-világbajnok, John L. Sullivan Al Greenfielddel harcolt a New York-i Madison Square Gardenben. Sullivannek nem csak az ellenfelét kellett legyőznie ezen a mérkőzésen. A férfiak eredetileg hétfőn állapodtak meg a verekedésben, November 17, 1884, de a New York-i hatóságok letartóztatással fenyegették meg a férfiakat. A veszekedés vele
Hétfőn, Február 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Kis Demon” Joe Acton Chicagóban, a Battery D-ben találkozott, Illinois. Ez lenne az első a férfiak közötti kiállítási összecsapások közül. Korán a nagyobb közép-nyugati városokban mutatták be ezeket a kiállításokat 1887. Mint a St. Pál meccs, amiről egy korábbi bejegyzésemben szóltam, Lewis and Acton agreed to