Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Op april 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 jaren. Gotch was een jaar ouder, maar werd beschouwd als een nieuwkomer. Fans en verslaggevers die de sport verslaan, dachten aan Gotch
Op dinsdag, Maart 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 en 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.
Op november 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). In deze film, 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. Helaas, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Ik heb vaak ontdekt dat de grootste uitdaging bij het onderzoeken van vroeg professioneel worstelen het scheiden van feit en fictie is. Zelfs als de worstelaars deelnamen aan legitieme wedstrijden, ze verhoogden vaak de resultaten, bouwden apocriefe folklore op rond hun overwinningen en verzonnen fantasievolle verhalen om hun verliezen weg te redeneren. Professioneel worstelen kwam voort uit de carnavals en behield de promotie-instincten van deze kunst. 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 was born in Birmingham, England but fought some of his most famous fights in America. In 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
Op 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
Op dinsdag, November 18, 1884, Wereldkampioen zwaargewicht prijsvechten met blote knokkels John L. Sullivan vocht tegen Al Greenfield in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan moest in dit gevecht meer overwinnen dan alleen zijn tegenstander. De mannen kwamen oorspronkelijk overeen om maandag te vechten, November 17, 1884, maar de autoriteiten van New York City bedreigden de mannen met arrestatie. Het ruzie met
Op maandag, Februari 7, 1887, Evan “Worger” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton ontmoette elkaar bij Battery D in Chicago, Illinois. Het zou de eerste zijn van een aantal demonstratiegevechten tussen de mannen. Ze voerden deze tentoonstellingen al vroeg uit in de grotere steden in het Midwesten 1887. Zoals de St. Paul match die ik in een eerder bericht heb behandeld, Lewis en Acton waren het daarmee eens