கன்சாஸில் பிரவுனிங் பிரச்சாரங்கள்
இல் 1922, எதிர்கால உலக ஹெவிவெயிட் மல்யுத்த சாம்பியன் ஜிம் பிரவுனிங் கன்சாஸில் தனது வாழ்க்கையைத் தொடங்கினார். பிரவுனிங் தனது சொந்த ஊரான வெரோனாவிலிருந்து சென்றார், மிசூரி 1921 ஒரு தொழில்முறை மல்யுத்த வாழ்க்கைக்கு பயிற்சி அளிக்க. டாம் லா, விசிட்டா, கன்சாஸ் விளம்பரதாரர், பிரவுனிங்கின் பயிற்சியை மேற்பார்வையிட்டார்.
By May 1923, பிரவுனிங் ஏற்கனவே சிறிய நிகழ்ச்சிகளில் முக்கிய நிகழ்வாக இருந்தது. ஒரு அகஸ்டாவில், கன்சாஸ் அட்டை, Browning wrestled Jack Roller in a best 2-out-of-3-falls match. Roller actually won the first fall in 36 minutes with an armbar.
Browning took over the match after the first fall. He won the next two falls with the leg scissors. It took him 10 minutes to win the second fall. Roller was a little harder to defeat in the third fall. It took Browning 14 minutes to apply the leg scissors for the third fall.
Photo of Jim Browning from 1923 (பொது டொமைன்)
Browning used a number of different holds and didn’t really specialize in one finishing hold. எனினும், his successful use of the leg scissors drew comparisons to past and future World Champion Joe Stecher. Fans and reporters started referring to Browning as “Young Stecher”. The nickname stuck for several years.
Browning was bigger than Stecher and was a large heavyweight for the day. He stood 6’03” எடையளவைக் 215 பவுண்டுகள். Browning was a lean, muscular young wrestler the fans could get behind.
It wasn’t all success for the young prospect though. சூன் 22, 1923, பிரவுனிங் மல்யுத்தம் செய்தார் “Sailor” Jack Lewis. Browning had previously defeated Lewis in March 1923. This rematch was the undercard of a Dick Daviscourt-Taro Miyaki main event in Wichita. It was a tough match for Browning.
In what may have been an accident, Lewis kicked Browning under the chin near the ropes. Browning fell through the ropes. Ringside spectators said Browning’s head struck the floor.
Whether it was a bad fall from a worked spot or a stiff kick, Browning appeared legitimately injured. The referee stopped the match. Browning was reportedly semi-conscious for 30 minutes after the fall.
Five days later on June 27th, Browning recovered enough to wrestle Charles Jenkins of Emporia, Kansas for the chance to meet Kansas Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Alan Eustace. Law scheduled the match for Eureka, Kansas.
Jenkins won the first fall in 58 நிமிடங்கள். Browning took the second fall in 26 நிமிடங்கள். Neither man was able to win the third fall before the 2-hour time limit expired. Law was disappointed with the small crowd, not an uncommon occurrence in the summer months.
It was obvious by his early wins and wrestling in the main event on smaller cards that Tom Law had big plans for Jim Browning. It is doubtful at this time, if either man knew how big a star Browning would become one day.
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Sources: The Augusta Daily Gazette (Augusta, Kansas), கூடும் 8, 1923 edition, p. 1, Herrington Times (Herrington, Kansas), அணிவகுப்பு நடத்துதல் 22, 1923 edition, p. 3, Wichita Daily Eagle, ஜூன் 23, 1923 edition, p. 3 and The Eureka Herald (Eureka, Kansas), ஜூன் 28, 1923 edition, p. 1
