Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Benetan, 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. Rachmanen txapelketa asteazkenean hasiko zen

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Baserritarrak” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Hala ere, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. Urtean 1893, Burns geldi zegoen

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Jeffries KOs Corbett

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Maiatzaren On 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

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Stanislaus Zbyszko’s Greatest Match?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. He began wrestling when the pro game was still an actual competition. He continued to be successful after the game changed to worked (prearranged) matches. Izan ere, he participated in a shoot contest, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 by double-crossing his promotoers.

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The Bat Whispers (1930)

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Azaroaren on 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, Bat egin (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Hala ere, 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.

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Alex Aberg Europara itzultzen da

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Alex Aberg-ek etsai nabarmen asko garaitu zituen bere borroka profesionalaren karrerako urterik handienean. Urtean 1915, Aberg New Yorkeko Nazioarteko Borroka Txapelketako udaberriko eta udazkeneko bertsioetan lehiatu zen. Bere borroka greko-erromatar estiloan soilik lehiatzen ari da, Abergek Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko eta Ed “Strangler” Lewis borrokalari batzuekin batera.

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Batasunaren aurkezpena, MO Bankuaren Lapurreta

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Gabon gauean 1902, bi herri txiki, denbora txikian, Atxiloketa-gizonek Batasuneko segurua leherrarazi zuten, Missouri Bankua. Herritar batzuk mehatxatu ostean, baino gehiagorekin alde egin zuten $15,000. Gizonak nahiko seguru egon ziren hilabete batzuetan Pinkerton Detektibe Agentziara deitu zuten arte. Pinkerton-ek nazio mailako agentzia bat zuten, zein izan zen Batua hurbilena

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Shock, Bolumen 1

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Choque berriki irakurri dut: Brasilgo Jiu-Jitsuaren Istorio Kontatugabea, Bolumen 1 Roberto Pedreiraren eskutik (Amazon afiliatu esteka), Gracie Familiako kideekin egindako elkarrizketetan kontatu diguten BJJren hastapenen beste istorio bat kontatzen duena.. “Shock” itzultzen du “hunkigarria” Brasilgo portugesez. Pedreirak lehen mailako iturriak zehatz-mehatz ikertzen eta aipatzen dituen bitartean, gehienbat Brasilgo egunkariak,

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