Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Aprīlī 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 gadiem. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
Otrdien, Marts 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller tikās STANISLAUS Zbyszko likumīgā cīkstēšanās maču. Profesionālā cīņas būtu pāreja no likumīgās konkursā dala posmos izstādi starp 1910 and 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller beidzis Pensilvānijas universitātē, spēlējot profesionālo futbolu. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.
Novembrī 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Šajā filmā, 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, kurš bija 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. Diemžēl, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Es bieži esmu atklājis, ka lielākais izaicinājums agrīnās profesionālās cīņas izpētē ir faktu atdalīšana no daiļliteratūras. Pat tad, kad cīkstoņi sacentās likumīgos mačos, tie bieži vien palielina rezultātus, veidoja apokrifu folkloru ap savām uzvarām un izdomāja izdomātus pasakas, lai izskaidrotu savus zaudējumus. Profesionālā cīņa radās no karnevāliem un saglabāja šīs mākslas veicināšanas instinktus. St.
Janvārī 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 was born in Birmingham, England but fought some of his most famous fights in America. Uz 1867, Allen moved to St. Louis, the largest city west of the Mississippi. Allen never left and would use St. Louis as his home base to train for prizefights. Allen fought mostly in bare knuckle prizefights as American boxing would not be
Decembrī 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
Otrdien, Novembris 18, 1884, Pasaules čempions smagsvaru cīņā ar kailām rokām Džons L. Salivans cīnījās ar Al Grīnfīldu Madison Square Garden Ņujorkā. Salivanam šajā cīņā bija jāpārvar ne tikai pretinieks. Vīrieši sākotnēji vienojās par cīņu pirmdien, Novembris 17, 1884, bet Ņujorkas varas iestādes draudēja vīriešiem ar arestu. Strīdēšanās ar
Pirmdien, Februāris 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Džo Aktons tikās Battery D Čikāgā, Illinois. Tā būtu pirmā no vairākām izstāžu cīņām starp vīriešiem. Viņi jau sākumā rīkoja šīs izstādes lielākajās Vidusrietumu pilsētās 1887. Tāpat kā Sv. Pāvila spēles es aplūkoju iepriekšējā ierakstā, Lūiss un Aktons piekrita