ベルがタイトルを獲得

フレッド・ビールは強かった, 20世紀初頭の才能あるプロレスラー. Beell gave all the best wrestlers of the day tough contests but his lack of size often hampered his ability with world class wrestlers.

強力に構築されているにもかかわらず、, ビールは惜しみなく 5 位にランクインしました’06”. 最も重いとき, ベルは決して超えませんでした 170 ポンド. While possessing a bodybuilder’s physique, Beell usually gave away 20 plus pounds to his opponents.

土曜日に, 12月 1, 1906, Beell would give up 40 pounds to the wrestler he respected the most, フランク·ゴッチ. Gotch, 現在のアメリカのヘビー級レスリングチャンピオン, was the top contender for the world title. で 1906, Gotch’s greatness was well established. Fans still argue over whether he was the greatest professional wrestler of all-time.

When the men entered the ring in New Orlean’s Greenwall Theater at 9:31 午後, Gotch’s official weight was listed at 202 ポンド. He also stood 5’11”. Beell weighed 168 ポンド.

The match would prove to be an exciting affair with an unusual finish. Gotch and Beell spent the first ten minutes standing trying to gain an offensive advantage.

When they did go to the mat, Gotch was on top each time. Gotch frequently tried to grab his toehold but Beell’s short. powerful legs made it hard to secure the hold.

After several failed attempts, Gotch appeared frustrated. When the men would come up to their feet, Gotch would lift Beell and drop him to the mat. Once Gotch dropped Beell on his head but Beell was not injured. Gotch was known to freely foul his opponents to win his matches. He was worse when someone angered him.

The men wrestled pretty evenly until Gotch secured a head scissors after the 30-minute mark. Using the scissors and arm bar, Gotch was able to pin Beell to secure the first fall. The men left the ring for a 10-minute intermission.

二度目の秋を始めるために, ビールは攻勢に出てゴッチを数回叩きつけた. ゴッチは疲れているようだった, コンディションの良いチャンピオンにとっては異例の状況. ビールは再びゴッチを抱き上げるがつまずいた. 二人ともマットから硬い床に落ちた.

ゴッチは頭を床に打ち付けるほどの強打をした. Beell wasn’t seriously affected. 彼はすぐにゴッチを二度目のフォールにひっくり返した. ライトヘビー級レスラー、チャーリー・オルセン, この試合の主審を務めたのは誰ですか, ビールの背中を軽くたたき、ビールが二度目の転倒をしたことを示した.

Beell stood to his feet but Gotch remained prone on the mat. Two policemen, イベントのセキュリティを提供する, helped carry the half-conscious champ back to his dressing room for the second intermission.

ゴッチの自伝の中で, he stated he struck his head on a post. <スパンbbox_x = "14" fweight = "3"赤= "255"緑= "255"青= "255"アルファ= "=" 244 "bbox_y =" 627 "bbox_w =" 56 "bbox_h =" 20 "FSIZE, this match doesn’t appear to have taken place in a ring. It is more likely he hit his head on the floor although if their were stanchions around the mat, 彼はそのうちの1つを打つことができたかもしれない.

Gotch was given twenty minutes to recover. It wasn’t enough as the same two men were needed to help Gotch back to the ring. As soon as the match was restarted, Beell picked up Gotch, dropped him to the mat and pinned him within 50 秒. Fred Beell was the new American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. The best little big man in the business finally had a championship.

Beell would not have the title long as a rematch with Frank Gotch was scheduled in Kansas City in a little over two weeks. I’ll cover that match and give my thoughts on the series next month.

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Source: The Times-Democrat (New Orleans, Louisiana), 12月 2, 1906 edition. P. 14

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