Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportsutøver
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 år. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
On Tuesday, March 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 and 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). I denne filmen, 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. Dessverre, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Jeg har ofte funnet ut at den største utfordringen med å forske på tidlig profesjonell bryting er å skille fakta fra fiksjon. Selv når bryterne konkurrerte i legitime kamper, de oppblåste ofte utfall, bygget opp apokryfisk folklore rundt sine seire og laget fantasifulle historier for å bortforklare tapene deres. Profesjonell bryting sprang ut av karnevalene og beholdt reklameinstinktene til denne kunsten. St.
Januar 10, 1910, nylig kom polsk bryter Stanislaus Zbyszko tok på Charlie “The Kid” Cutler i en beste kamp to-ut-av-tre faller. Cutler hadde vært en bokser i en trupp drevet av John L. Sullivan før overgangen til bryting. Mens Cutler var ekstremt tøff, Stanislaus Zbyszko hadde blitt bryting siden sin ungdom. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
Tom Allen ble født i Birmingham, England, men kjempet noen av sine mest kjente kamper i Amerika. I 1867, Allen flyttet til St. Louis, den største byen vest for Mississippi. Allen dro aldri og ville bruke St. Louis som hjemmebase for å trene for premiekamper. Allen kjempet for det meste i premiekamper med bare knoke, slik amerikansk boksing ikke ville vært det
Desember 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
On Tuesday, November 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan kjempet mot Al Greenfield ved Madison Square Garden i New York City. Sullivan trengte å overvinne mer enn bare motstanderen i denne kampen. Mennene ble opprinnelig enige om å slåss mandag, November 17, 1884, men myndighetene i New York truet mennene med arrestasjon. Kranglingen med
På mandag, February 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Lille Demon” Joe Acton møttes på Battery D i Chicago, Illinois. Det ville være den første av flere utstillingskamper mellom mennene. De fremførte disse utstillingene i de større byene i Midtvesten tidlig 1887. Som St. Paul match jeg dekket i et tidligere innlegg, Lewis og Acton ble enige om det