Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Nuair a chinn Billy Sandow agus Ed Lewis go raibh deireadh le réimeas teidil Stanislaus Zbyszko, shocraigh siad “win” ar ais an teideal i mí an Mhárta 1922. St. Bhí tionscnóir Louis John Contos in ann an cluiche ceannais a bhaint amach, a tharlódh ag an St. Louis Coliseum ar an Déardaoin, December 14, 1922. By this time, wrestling gairmiúil Meiriceánach taobh amuigh de
Ar Dé Sathairn, Eanáir 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “An Turk Millteanach” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” agus 224 punt, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 punt. Despite his smaller
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. After 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. He also entered as one of
wrestler Francach ab ea Thiebaud nó Theobald Bauer, a bhí speisialaithe i wrestling Greco-Rómhánach. Tháinig Bauer go Meiriceá le linn 1875 le héileamh amhrasach ar Chraobhchomórtais Trom-mheáchain Greco-Rómhánach an Domhain. Cosnódh sé a theideal do 5 bliadhain go dtáinic Uilliam Muldoon in 1880. Má tá lucht leanúna wrestling eolach ar Bauer ar chor ar bith, tá sé de ghnáth mar an chéile comhraic
Ar Déardaoin, Samhain 22, 1923, St. D’óstáil an tionscnóir Louis John Contos cárta conspóideach a raibh cluiche idir Joe Stecher agus Dan Kolov ag barr leis., wrestler Bulgáiris atá ag teacht chun cinn. Bhí an cárta clúdaithe ag John E. Wray, an tEagarthóir Spóirt don St. Louis Iar-Seolta. Bhí an cárta conspóideach mar gur fógraíodh dhá cheann de na réaltaí is mó sa chomóradh ach níor fógraíodh
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Níor chaith Yusuf Ismail ach sé mhí sna Stáit Aontaithe sa chéad leath de 1898. Ina chéad chluiche suntasach, dícháilíodh é le haghaidh feall fí. Ina chluiche suntasach amháin eile, thug sé Evan “Strangler” Lewis buille a shaoil. Ach chuir a chamchuairt ghairid ar na Stáit Aontaithe finscéal leis. Chuaigh Ismail isteach sa
Ar oíche Déardaoin, Samhain 25, 1909, Domhanda Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch bhuail Wrestling Polainnis Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko do chluiche gcis i Buffalo, Nua-Eabhrac. D'aontaigh Gotch a fhorghéilleadh an bout más rud é nach bhféadfadh sé caith Zbyszko dhó i uair an chloig. Méid Zbyszko agus neart a cruthaíodh fadhbanna do Gotch, a mheá 190 punt go Zbyszko ar 260 punt. Mar sin féin, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
I blogphost an mhí seo caite, Scríobh mé faoin deacracht a bhí ag tionscnóirí cluiche Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard a stáitsiú. Ar dtús sceidealta le haghaidh Omaha, Nebraska, bhí imní ar Cheannaire Póilíní agus Póilíní Omaha faoin gcluiche a bhí réamhshocruithe nó a “work”. Ní raibh siad ag iarraidh go mbeadh gamblers tógtha isteach ag an taispeántas. Chun cosc a chur ar an teagmhas seo, siad