Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Republic Pictures produced many quality movie serials in the 1930s and 1940s. One of their finer offerings was Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), a twelve chapter serial (affiliate kiungo) based on the popular comic book super hero. Captain Marvel is known as Shazam today. Billy Batson, played by Frank Coghlan, Jr, accompanies the Malcolm Expedition to Siam. While searching an
Siku hiyo hiyo Joe Stecher alishindana na Stanislaus Zbyszko kwa toleo linalotambulika la Mashindano ya Mieleka ya Dunia ya Uzani wa Heavyweight huko St.. Louis, Na “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and
Jake Kilrain is best known as the last and toughest challenger to John L. Sullivan in the last bare knuckle world championship fight. Despite Kilrain’s inability to beat John L. Sullivan, he had a successful career both before and after the bout with the mighty Sullivan. Fighting for 10 more years in gloved bouts, Kilrain was mostly successful but on
Mnamo Oktoba 24, 1941, Monogram Pictures released Spooks Run Wild starring the East Side Kids and Bela Lugosi. At this point in his career, Bela Lugosi was relegated to “B” sinema. He played in several films with the East Side Kids, which were all enjoyable if not exactly classic cinema. Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and Bobby Jordan play the leaders
Evan “Strangler” Lewis was a scary competitor. Although he was not a large man at 5’09” na uzito 170 paundi, Lewis’ mastery of submissions made him an equal or better of most wrestlers of his era. Jack Carkeek was a terrific wrestler but one match with Lewis almost caused him to retire. Lewis’ reputation was strongly related to his feared
Aprili 7, 1914, 22-year-old Wladek Zbyszko met 22-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis would meet in the first of many matches between the two men. They would cooperate in a number of worked or “prearranged” mechi. Lewis in fact dropped his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship to Wladek Zbyszko in 1917. In the early 1920s, Lewis would drop his World Heavyweight Wrestling
Frank J. Quinn, mtaa wa St. Louis wakili, aliwahi kuwa meneja wa wapiganaji wa kitaalamu George Baptise, Charley Olson na Fred Beell. Hapo awali alikuwa mpenda George Baptiste, ambaye alikuwa gwiji wa kanisa la St. Louis karibu na Cook na Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste angemwajiri Quinn kama hori yake na baadaye wakili wa kampuni yake ya hema na tasnia. During his
Januari 29, 1940, First National Pictures, the Warner Brothers “B” film company, released the spy thriller British Intelligence (1940). The film is set in Britain during World War I. Released almost two years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the film showed that Hollywood and probably most of the countries sympathies were with Britain and the Allies. wakati British
Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. mpango Rachmann kwa kuanzisha Aberg alikuwa anaenda kama ilivyopangwa baada ya mashindano ilianza
In early 1916, Martin “Mkulima” Burns, ambaye alimfundisha na kumsimamia Frank Gotch kwenye Mashindano ya Dunia ya uzito wa juu, alianza kukanusha kwamba alimkuza Bingwa wa sasa wa Uzito wa Juu wa Marekani Joe Stecher. Dai hilo lilionekana kuwa la kushangaza kwa sababu Burns alikuwa akifanya kazi na Stecher kwa miaka kadhaa. Burns alisaidia kumtayarisha Stecher kwa pambano lake la ubingwa na Charlie Cutler ndani 1915. Kwa namna fulani, Nini Inachoma