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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
U subotu, Studeni 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 zapisnik. 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 je opsjednut
Kolovoza 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions izdao je Killer Dill (1947), kriminalistički film koji profesionalni hrvač Mike Mazurki glumi “Little Joe”, privrženik koji igra obje strane sukoba bandi. Stuart Erwin glumi Johnnyja "Ubojicu" Dill-a, dizajner donjeg rublja i prodavač, koga ljudi pogrešno smatraju gangsterom. Nakon što se slučajno upleo u rat bandi, njegov
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
Međunarodni turnir u hrvanju dogodila u dvije faze, u razdoblju od svibnja 19, 1915 i prosinac 31, 1915. Pedeset hrvači će se natjecati u prvoj fazi turnira, uključujući Svjetski grčko-rimskom prvak Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Druga rata imala 40 hrvači uključujući i dolaze s tri zvjezdice u Edu “Davitelj” Klin dizač, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The
Willard “Divlji Bill” Longson je rođen u Salt Lake Cityju, Utah, lipnja 8, 1906 ali je većinu svog odraslog života proveo u St. Louis, Missouri. Nakon što je započeo karijeru profesionalnog hrvača u 1931, Longson se našao da radi za Tom Packsa u St. Louis. Nikada zapravo nije otišao jer će to biti njegova baza za ostatak
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
Paul Pons je francuski grčko-rimski Hrvanje prvak. On je bio dovoljno dobar da daju George Hackenschmidt trčanje za svoj novac u nekoliko turnira. Međutim, kada je došao u Chicago 1900, bio je “poražen” po lokalnom hrvač. Okolnosti gubitka ostavite puno da se željeni. Paul Pons otputovao u SAD-u 1900. Jedan
RKO Pictures donio Dick Tracy strip lik na velikom ekranu na dan 1, 1945. Iako je film definitivno “B” Film je trebao biti prvi na dvostrukom račun, to još uvijek ne bi bilo od interesa za mnoge ljubitelje popularnog stripa. Chester Gould stvorio strip u listopadu 1931 for the Detroit
Earl Caddock imao je relativno kratku, ali poznatu profesionalnu hrvačku karijeru u kasnim 1910-im i ranim 1920-im. Svoj profesionalni debi u 1915 nakon što je osvojio tri AAU nacionalna naslova u amaterskom hrvanju, Caddock se profesionalno hrvao samo do 1922. Međutim, bit će priznat kao svjetski prvak nakon pobjede nad Joeom Stecherom u travnju 1917. Caddock bi izgubio naslov natrag