Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Aprili 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 miaka. Gotch alikuwa na umri wa mwaka mmoja lakini alizingatiwa kuwa mtu anayekuja. Mashabiki na waandishi wa habari wanaoshughulikia mchezo huo walizingatiwa Gotch
Siku ya Jumanne, Machi 22, 1910, Dk. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 na 1920. Dk. 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. Dk.
Novemba 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Katika filamu hii, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Bibi. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Bibi. 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, ambaye alikuwa 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. Kwa bahati mbaya, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Mara nyingi nimepata changamoto kubwa katika kutafiti mieleka ya kitaalamu ya mapema ni kutenganisha ukweli na uwongo. Hata pale wapambanaji waliposhindana katika mechi halali, mara nyingi waliongeza matokeo, walitengeneza ngano za apokrifa kuzunguka ushindi wao na kutunga hadithi za kuwaziwa ili kueleza hasara zao.. Mieleka ya kitaalamu iliibuka kwenye sherehe za kanivali na kubakiza silika ya utangazaji wa sanaa hii. St.
Januari 10, 1910, hivi karibuni aliwasili Kipolishi wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko alichukua Charlie “Kid” Cutler katika bora mbili nje ya tatu maporomoko mechi. Cutler alikuwa bondia katika troupe inayoendeshwa na John L. Sullivan kabla kipindi cha mpito kwa wrestling. Wakati Cutler ilikuwa ngumu sana, Stanislaus Zbyszko amekuwa kumenyana tangu ujana wake. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler
Tom Allen alizaliwa huko Birmingham, England lakini alipigana baadhi ya mapambano yake maarufu huko Amerika. In 1867, Allen alihamia St. Louis, mji mkubwa zaidi magharibi mwa Mississippi. Allen hakuwahi kuondoka na angetumia St. Louis kama kituo chake cha nyumbani cha kutoa mafunzo kwa mapambano ya zawadi. Allen alipigana zaidi katika pambano la kushindana kwa goli tupu kama ndondi ya Marekani isingekuwa
Desemba 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
Siku ya Jumanne, Novemba 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, Novemba 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
Siku ya Jumatatu, Februari 7, 1887, Evan “Strangler” Lewis and “Kidogo Demon” Joe Acton met at Battery D in Chicago, Illinois. It would be the first of several exhibition bouts between the men. They performed these exhibitions in the larger Midwestern cities in early 1887. Like the St. Paul match I covered in an earlier post, Lewis and Acton agreed to