Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Aprilie 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 ani. Gotch era cu un an mai în vârstă, dar era considerat un începător. Fanii și reporterii care acopereau sportul au considerat Gotch
Marți, Martie 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 și 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.
Noiembrie 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). În acest 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, care a fost 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. Din păcate, 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.
Ianuarie 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 s-a născut la Birmingham, Anglia, dar a luptat cu unele dintre cele mai faimoase lupte ale sale din America. În 1867, Allen sa mutat la St.. Louis, cel mai mare oraș la vest de Mississippi. Allen nu a plecat niciodată și ar folosi St.. Louis ca bază de acasă pentru a se antrena pentru lupte cu premii. Allen a luptat în cea mai mare parte în lupte cu premiile goale, deoarece boxul american nu ar fi
Decembrie 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
Marți, Noiembrie 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, Noiembrie 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Luni, Februarie 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Little Demon” Joe Acton s-a întâlnit la Battery D din Chicago, Illinois. Ar fi primul dintre mai multe meciuri de expoziție între bărbați. Ei au susținut aceste expoziții în orașele mai mari din Midwestern la început 1887. Ca și St.. Paul meciul pe care l-am tratat într-o postare anterioară, Lewis și Acton au fost de acord