Историчар на борбени спортови и боречки уметник
Вилијам Мулдун беше актуелен светски шампион во борење во тешка категорија и истакнат физички културен, кога Мулдун беше свршен од Џон Л. Поддржувачите на Саливан да го доведат својот борец во форма. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,
On Tuesday, Февруари 22, 1910, Ад Волгаст го предизвика светскиот шампион во бокс во лесна категорија, борејќи се со Нелсон за титулата на Нелсон во Ричмонд Арената во Поинт Ричмонд, Калифорнија. 28-годишниот Нелсон ја освои титулата со нокаутирање на големиот Џо Ганс во 1908. Експертите за бокс не очекуваа дека Волгаст ќе го победи Нелсон, иако Волгаст имаше одлука во весник за Нелсон во 1909. експерти
Октомври 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men
И “Strangler” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”
Stanislaus Zbyszko toured the United States in 1910 in preparation for a title match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch later in the year. His tour brought him to St. Louis on May 29, 1910. Zbyszko was scheduled to meet highly regarded light heavyweight grappler Charley Olson. Olson was a skilled wrestler, who trained with St. Louis wrestler George
На април 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 години. Gotch was a year older but considered an up and comer. Fans and reporters covering the sport considered Gotch
On Tuesday, Март 22, 1910, Д-р. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 и 1920. Д-р. 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. Д-р.
Ноември 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). Во овој филм, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Г-ѓа. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Г-ѓа. 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. За жал, 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.