היסטוריון ספורט קרבי ואמן לחימה
Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
בחודש ינואר 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” ו - 210 קילו, “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. שני,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed
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. <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. לואי קולוסיאום ביום חמישי, דצמבר 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
ביום שבת, ינואר 30, 1904, ג'ורג 'Hackenschmidt הגן אליפות ההיאבקות בסגנון יווני-הרומי עולמו נגד אחמד Medrali. “האריה הרוסית” היה צריך להביס “האיום הטורקי” כדי לשמור על האליפות שלו. יזמים שנבחרו Medrali הענק, שהיה 6’02” ו - 224 קילו, כדי להביס את Hackenschmidt לכאורה בלתי מנוצח. ג'ורג 'Hackenschmidt עמד רק 5’09” גבוה ושקל 209 קילו. Despite his smaller
ביום חמישי, נובמבר 22, 1923, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". 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. לואיס פוסט דיספץ'. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
ביום חמישי בלילה, נובמבר 25, 1909, אלוף העולם בהיאבקות פרנק Gotch פגש היאבקות פולנית אלוף סטניסלב Zbyszko להתאמה לנכים באפלו, ניו יורק. Gotch הסכים לוותר על התקף אם הוא לא יכול לזרוק Zbyszko פעמיים בשעה. הגודל של Zbyszko והכוח יצרו בעיות לGotch, ששקל 190 לירות לZbyszko של 260 קילו. אולם, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “אלכס” Åberg. 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
פרנק Gotch, the farm boy from Humboldt, איווה, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “Hack” in the 1911 rematch cemented Gotch’s place as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch
On January 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. זביסקו היה מיומן