ক্যাডক এবং ডব্লিউ. Zbyszko কুস্তি ড্র করতে

আর্ল ক্যাডকের 1910-এর দশকের শেষের দিকে এবং 1920-এর দশকের শুরুতে তুলনামূলকভাবে ছোট কিন্তু তলা বিশিষ্ট পেশাদার কুস্তি কেরিয়ার ছিল. তার পেশাদার আত্মপ্রকাশ 1915 অপেশাদার কুস্তিতে তিনটি AAU জাতীয় শিরোপা জয়ের পর, Caddock শুধুমাত্র পেশাদার কুস্তি পর্যন্ত 1922. <বিঘত bbox_x = "289" bbox_y = "724" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = ", এপ্রিলে জো স্টেচারকে পরাজিত করার পর তিনি বিশ্ব চ্যাম্পিয়ন হিসাবে স্বীকৃত হবেন 1917. Caddock would lose the title back to Stecher in 1920. The rematch was delayed by Caddock’s Army service during World War I, when he saw fighting in France.

Prior to leaving for France, Caddock defended his title against Wladek Zbyszko on Friday, ফেব্রুয়ারী 8, 1918 in front of several thousand soldiers in Fort Dodge, আইওয়া. Caddock was billeted near this town preparing to ship out overseas. The match was scheduled for 2 আউট 3 falls with a 2 ঘন্টা, 30 minutes time-limit.

Caddock and Zbyszko engaged in a long, gruelling match for the soldiers. Caddock was the clear favorite of his fellow soldiers but there was no nationalistic antagonism towards Zbyszko.

পুরুষদের জন্য কুস্তি 1 hour, 20 minutes before Earl Caddock secured a wristlock and head scissors to score the first fall. Both men were breathing heavily as the 15-minute rest period between falls began.

The second fall began and continued for another 31 minutes of exhaustive, defensive wrestling until Zbyszko was able to pull Caddock into a side hip lock.

Zbyszko threw himself backwards landing all 226-pounds of his bodyweight on top of a Caddock. The 185-pound Caddock was pinned for the second fall. It took Caddock’s corner several minutes to bring Caddock back to his feet and revive him for the final fall.

Caddock primarily stayed away from Zbyszko for the next 37 <বিঘত bbox_x = "740" bbox_y = "1495" bbox_w = "50" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = ". The match ended at the curfew of 1:15 <বিঘত bbox_x = "528" bbox_y = "2084" bbox_w = "24" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = ". Ed Smith, the referee for most of the world title matches since the first Gotch-Hackenschmidt match in 1908, declared Caddock the winner on points even though both men had scored a fall. Normally, the match would be considered a draw.

The lack of a title switch in this match is interesting. We are well into the “<বিঘত bbox_x = "592" bbox_y = "1779" bbox_w = "46" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = "” era by this time. I have no evidence that this match was anything other than a prearranged exhibition. এখনো, Caddock is heading out of the country for an undetermined period of time and the promoters left the world championship on Caddock.

Since Zbyszko wasn’t going anywhere, it would make sense to drop the belt to him. When Caddock returned, he could beat Zbyszko for the title setting up the Stecher-Caddock rematch. <বিঘত bbox_x = "289" bbox_y = "724" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = ", the promoters must have wanted to keep Caddock undefeated and trust that he would be back soon to have what must have been a big money match with Stecher.

It may also have been a realization that with America entering World War I, entertainment like sporting events may be curtailed for a few years. Whatever their reason, the promoters didn’t switch the belt to Zbyszko.

After distinguished service in France, Earl Caddock did return to the United States and back to the wrestling ring. He would meet Joe Stecher in a rematch during early 1920 but that is a story for another post.

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Sources: <বিঘত bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "2094" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = ". লুই পোস্ট ডিসপ্যাচ, ফেব্রুয়ারী 9, 1918 edition, পি. 8 এবং Earl Caddock’s National Wrestling Hall of Fame page

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