קאַמבאַט ספּאָרט היסטאריקער און מאַרשאַל קינסטלער
Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
When World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon retired in 1889, he hoped his protege Ernest Roeber would be recognized as the new champion. אָבער, Muldoon won his title in Greco-Roman wrestling, which was the German-born Roeber’s expertise. צומ באַדויערן, the exploits of Martin “פּויער” Burns and Evan “די סטראַנגלער” Lewis catapulted catch-as-catch-can wrestling into the dominant style. Roeber did have a
In the early 1880s, Sorakichi Matsuda, or Matsada in most American newspapers, traveled to the United States to wrestle professionally. Japan did not have a developed professional wrestling circuit, so Matsuda thought he would bring the sport back to Japan after an apprenticeship in the United States. After training for a while, Matsuda signed an agreement to wrestle the first
אין 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. אין 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
אויף פרייטאג, נאָוועמבער 27, 1891, former American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Joe Acton wrestled future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Bob Fitzsimmons in San Francisco, קאַליפאָרניאַ. The men wrestled for a reported $1,000.00 purse. Acton usually gave up size to his opponent but Acton outweighed the 148-pound Fitzsimmons by seven pounds. The men wrestled a two-out-of-three falls match according to catch-as-catch-can wrestling
אויף מאי 5, 1898, יוסף יסמאַיל האָט געראַנגלט טאָם דזשענקינס אין קליוולאַנד, אָהיאָ. יסמאַיל האָט בלויז טורד די פאַרייניקטע שטאַטן פֿאַר זעקס חדשים אין דער פרי טייל פון 1898. יסמאַיל האט געראַנגלט ווייניקער ווי צען שוועבעלעך אָבער לינקס אַ וועג פון צעשטערונג געדענקט צו דעם טאָג. יסמאַיל געמאכט אַ שטאַרק רושם דורך לייכט באַזיגן ביידע עוואַן "סטראַנגלער" לויס. יסמאַיל אויך געמאכט אַ שטאַרק
אויף מאַרץ 10, 1870, Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin competed on the last night of the International Wrestling Tournament in Detroit, מישיגן. The tournament ran for almost two months before the finale on March 10th. Wrestling historians frequently credit J. ה. McLaughlin as being the first professional wrestler to live only on his earnings as a professional wrestler. Most professional wrestlers
One of the oldest adages in combat sports is “a good big man always beats a good little man”. It is the reason that we have weight divisions in boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts. אויף דינסטאג, נאָוועמבער 2, 1881, 160-pound Edwin Bibby proved there are exceptions to this rule. While small, Edwin Bibby was particularly strong for his size.
(This excerpt is from my newest book on the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.) Jenkins proved himself the top contender as soon as McLeod won the title. אויף מיטוואך, נאָוועמבער 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins wrestled former title holder Martin “Farmer” Burns in Indianapolis, Indiana. The men wrestled a best two-out-of-three-falls match according to catch-as-catch-can wrestling rules. Jenkins stood
אויף דינסטאג, מאַרץ 28, 1899, current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod wrestled Charles Wittmer in a two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Since the champion only defended the title in catch-as-catch-can matches, McLeod wrestled Wittmer in a non-title match. Wittmer, a Greco-Roman wrestling specialist, demanded he and McLeod wrestle at least one fall under Greco-Roman rules. די סט. Paul Athletic
סקאַטיש ראַנגלער Duncan C. ראָסס ראַסאַלד פּראַפעשאַנאַלי אָבער אויך גענומען אָנטייל אין שטאַרקייט און אַטלעטיק קאַנטעס נאָך ערייווינג אין די פאַרייניקטע שטאַטן אין די שפּעט 1870 ס. אַן אַלע-אַרום אַטלעט, ראָסס ראַנגלערייַ סקילפאַלי אין ביידע כאַפּן-ווי-כאַפּן-קענען ראַנגלעריי און גרעקאָ-רוימער ראַנגלעריי. אויף מאנטאג, פעברואַר 26, 1883, ראָסס ראַנגלערייַ געוועזענער וועלט העאַוויוועיגהט ראַנגלעריי טשאַמפּיאָן טהעאָבאַוד באַוער. באַוער געבראכט די וועלט טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ פון פֿראַנקרייַך