貝爾贏得冠軍

Fred Beell 是個強者, 20世紀之交才華橫溢的職業摔跤手. Beell gave all the best wrestlers of the day tough contests but his lack of size often hampered his ability with world class wrestlers.

雖然建的很厲害, Beell 被慷慨地列為 5’06”. 在他最重的時候, 貝爾從未超過 170 英鎊. While possessing a bodybuilder’s physique, Beell usually gave away 20 plus pounds to his opponents.

上週六, 十二月 1, 1906, Beell would give up 40 pounds to the wrestler he respected the most, 弗蘭克Gotch表示. Gotch, 現任美國重量級摔跤冠軍, was the top contender for the world title. 在 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 下午, Gotch’s official weight was listed at 202 英鎊. He also stood 5’11”. Beell weighed 168 英鎊.

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.

開始第二個秋天, 貝爾幾次接受了進攻和猛烈抨擊. Gotch似乎很疲勞, 條件良好的冠軍的情況不尋常. Beell再次撿起Gotch，但偶然發現了. 兩個人都從墊子上摔到硬地板上.

Gotch撞到地板上猛烈打擊. Beell wasn’t seriously affected. 他迅速在第二秋天轉過了. 輕量級重量級摔跤手查理·奧爾森（Charley Olsen）, 誰擔任這場比賽的裁判, 輕拍Beell的背上，表明Beell參加了第二個秋天.

Beell stood to his feet but Gotch remained prone on the mat. Two policemen, 為活動提供安全性, helped carry the half-conscious champ back to his dressing room for the second intermission.

在Gotch的自傳中, he stated he struck his head on a post. 然而, 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, 他本可以打敗其中之一.

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, 路易斯安那州), 十二月 2, 1906 版. P. 14

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