Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Eintlik, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachman se toernooi sou Woensdag begin
Martin “Boer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Egter, Burns was 'n groot stoeier in sy eie reg. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Die worger” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns was stil
Op Mei 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Hy het begin stoei toe die pro spel was nog steeds 'n werklike mededinging. Hy het voortgegaan om suksesvol te wees ná die wedstryd verander gewerk (prearranged) wedstryde. In werklikheid, hy het aan 'n skietkompetisie deelgeneem, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 deur sy promotors dubbel te kruis.
When William Rudolph broke out of the St. Louis Jail on Independence Day 1903, the newspapers called it an act of unprecedented daring. Egter, twenty-two years earlier, Frank Fone and John D. Shea broke out of the St. Louis Jail the same way. Fone and Shea were local criminals, who frequented the Downtown area. Shea was violent, while Fone was
Op November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, Die Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Egter, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.
Alex Aberg het baie noemenswaardige vyande in die beste jaar van sy professionele stoeiloopbaan verslaan. In 1915, Aberg het aan beide die Lente- en Herfsweergawes van die New York Internasionale Stoeitoernooi deelgeneem. Kompeteer uitsluitlik in sy voorkeurstyl van Grieks-Romeinse stoei, Aberg het dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko en Ed “Worger” Lewis saam met 'n aantal worstelaars.
At one point before I bought my own house, I thought home repairs were one of my skills. I helped my grandfather, Gilbert Ellis, make repairs to our house and the flat he lived in. Grandpa Ellis taught me how to replace electrical outlets, washers on sinks and build lots of things with wood. I put together lots of prefabricated
Op Kersnag 1902, twee klein dorpie, kleintyd, ophou manne het die kluis van die Unie oopgeblaas, Missouri Bank. Nadat hy 'n paar burgers gedreig het, hulle het weggetrek met oor $15,000. Die mans was vir 'n paar maande relatief veilig totdat die Pinkerton-speuragentskap ingeroep is. Die Pinkertons het 'n landwye agentskap gehad, wat die naaste aan die United was
Ek het onlangs Choque gelees: Die onvertelde verhaal van Jiu-Jitsu in Brasilië, Volume 1 deur Roberto Pedreira (Amazon geaffilieerde skakel), wat 'n alternatiewe verhaal van BJJ se begin vertel as wat ons in verskeie onderhoude met lede van die Gracie-familie vertel is. “Skok” vertaal na “skokkend” in Brasiliaanse Portugees. Terwyl Pedreira primêre bronne uitvoerig navors en aanhaal, meestal Brasiliaanse koerante,