Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Viestit 1900-luvun painijista, paini-ottelut, ja painielokuvia.
Tammikuussa 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” ja 210 kiloa, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Toinen,
(Tämä viesti on harjoittelu uusimmasta kirjastani Naamioitu ihme pelastukseen: Kikka, joka pelasti 1915 International Wrestling Tournament saatavana Amazonista.) Syksyn versio 1915 Kansainvälinen paini turnaus kamppaili läsnäolosta ja kiinnostuksesta, kun promoottori Sam Rachmann iski mainoskullan tuomalla naamioidun painijan turnaukseensa. Naamioitu ihme ryntäsi
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum torstaina, Joulukuu 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
Lauantaina, Tammikuu 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Venäjän Lion” olisi voittaa “Kauhea Turk” säilyttää hänen mestaruus. Promoottorit valittu jättiläinen Medrali, joka oli 6’02” ja 224 kiloa, voittaa näennäisesti voittamaton Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt seisoi vain 5’09” pitkä ja painoi 209 kiloa. Despite his smaller
Torstaina, Marraskuu 22, 1923, St. Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
On a Thursday night, Marraskuu 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 kiloa. Kuitenkin, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in
In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “work”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they
Frank Gotch, maalaispoika Humboldt, Iowa, kumoaisivat George Hackenschmidt World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship 1908. Tämä voitto ja hänen myöhempi tappio “Hakata” vuonna 1911 uusintaottelua sinetöi Gotch n paikkansa yhtenä suurimmista painijat kaiken aikaa. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
Tammikuu 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko was a skilled