Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into
Op Saterdag, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minute. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem besete
Augustus 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions het Killer Dill vrygestel (1947), 'n misdaadfilm wat die professionele stoeier Mike Mazurki "Little Joe" vertolk, 'n handlanger wat beide kante van 'n bendevete speel. Stuart Erwin speel Johnny “Killer” Dill, 'n onderklere-ontwerper en verkoopspersoon, wie mense vir 'n gangster verwar. Nadat hy hom per ongeluk by 'n bendeoorlog betrek het, sy
When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the
The International Wrestling Tournament occurred in two phases between May 19, 1915 and December 31, 1915. Fifty wrestlers would compete in the first phase of the tournament including World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “Worger” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Die
Willard “Wild Bill” Longson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Junie 8, 1906 but spent most of his adult life in St. Louis, Missouri. After beginning his career as a professional wrestler in 1931, Longson found himself working for Tom Packs in St. Louis. He never really left as it would be his home base for the remainder
In die 1910's, Amerikaanse professionele stoei het permanent beweeg van wettige stoeikompetisies na vooraf gereëlde uitstallings. Aanhangers se belangstelling, promotorbeheer en minder slytasie op die stoeiers het alles 'n rol in hierdie oorgang gespeel. Nog 'n minder besproke druk was buite die sport self. Voor die 20ste eeu, professionele boks was onwettig in die Verenigde State. Kaal kneukels
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Egter, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Een
RKO Pictures het die Dick Tracy strokiesprent karakter na die groot skerm op Desember 1, 1945. Terwyl die film is beslis 'n “B” film bedoel om eerste op die dubbel wetsontwerp, dit nog steeds van belang sou gewees het om die talle ondersteuners van die gewilde strokiesprent. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Earl Caddock het in die laat 1910's en vroeë 1920's 'n betreklik kort maar lang professionele stoeiloopbaan gehad. Maak sy professionele debuut in 1915 nadat hy drie AAU Nasionale titels in amateurstoei gewen het, Caddock het net professioneel gestoei tot 1922. Egter, hy sou as wêreldkampioen erken word nadat hy Joe Stecher in April verslaan het 1917. Caddock sou die titel terug verloor