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William Muldoon je bil aktualni svetovni prvak v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji in znan fizični kulturnik, ko je bil Muldoon zaročen z Johnom L. Sullivanovi podporniki, da spravijo svojega borca v formo. Sullivan je bil aktualni svetovni prvak v borbah z golimi členki v težki kategoriji. Podpisal je pogodbo za srečanje s svojim najtežjim tekmecem, Jake Kilrain, julija 1889. Sullivan je priznal, da je v slabem stanju,
V torek, Februar 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast je v Richmond Areni v Point Richmondu izzval svetovnega prvaka v lahkem boksu, ki se bori z Nelsonom za Nelsonov naslov, California. 28-letni Nelson je naslov osvojil tako, da je nokavtiral velikega Joeja Gansa 1908. Boksarski strokovnjaki niso pričakovali, da bo Wolgast premagal Nelsona, čeprav je imel Wolgast časopisno odločitev glede Nelsona v 1909. Strokovnjaki
Oktobra 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
In “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 je bil na turneji po Združenih državah Amerike 1910 v pripravah na dvoboj za naslov s svetovnim prvakom v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji Frankom Gotchom kasneje v tem letu. Njegova turneja ga je pripeljala v St. Louis maja 29, 1910. Zbyszko se je moral srečati z zelo cenjenim grapplerjem v lahki težki kategoriji Charleyjem Olsonom. Olson je bil spreten rokoborec, ki je treniral pri sv. Louis rokoborec George
Aprila 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 let. Gotch je bil leto starejši, a veljal za vzpona. Navijači in novinarji, ki pokrivajo šport, so menili, da je Gotch
V torek, Marec 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 in 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.
Novembra 18, 1941, Columbia Pictures released Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941). V tem filmu, Ralph Bellamy portrays Ellery Queen for the fourth and final time. The film opens with a wealthy widow, Gospa. Augusta Stack, seeking the help of the police department. Gospa. 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, ki je bil 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. Na žalost, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona
Pogosto sem ugotovil, da je največji izziv pri raziskovanju zgodnje profesionalne rokoborbe ločiti dejstva od fikcije. Tudi ko so rokoborci tekmovali v legitimnih dvobojih, pogosto so napihnili rezultate, zgradili apokrifno folkloro okoli svojih zmag in si izmislili domišljijske zgodbe, da bi razložili svoje izgube. Profesionalna rokoborba je izšla iz karnevalov in ohranila promocijske nagone te umetnosti. St.