Mwanahistoria wa Michezo ya Vita na Msanii wa Vita
Posts about early Twentieth Century professional wrestling.
During June 1927, the Illinois state legislature rocked the professional boxing and professional wrestling worlds when a subcommittee started investigating the state athletic commission. The legislature believed that promoters were putting on “fake” contests in both sports. Before the committee concluded its work, it suspended the boxing and wrestling licenses of 130 athletes. These revelations further disillusioned wrestling fans aggravated
Jim Londos developed a national reputation as one of the top professional wrestlers during the 1910s. Hata hivyo, Londos’ career took a major step forward when Londos started wrestling for the fledgling St. Louis promotion in the early 1920s. Londos headlined the first card in late 1921. Londos wrestled on the second card on Thursday, Januari 26, 1922, as well. Current
Wakati Jack Johnson mkubwa alimshinda Tommy Burns kwa Mashindano ya Ndondi ya Uzani wa Heavyweight, uanzishwaji wa ndondi ulianza kutafuta "tumaini jeupe" la kumshinda Johnson. Katika kukata tamaa ya kutafuta mtu wa kumshinda Johnson, mapromota na waandishi wa michezo walianza kumshawishi Bingwa wa zamani wa Uzani wa Juu wa Dunia James J. Jeffries kumaliza kustaafu kwake kupigana na Johnson. Jeffries alistaafu bila kushindwa 1905. After
Katika Siku ya Ukumbusho, Mei 30, 1925, Joe Stecher alimshinda Stanislaus Zbyszko katika mechi iliyofanya kazi ili kutwaa tena Ubingwa wa Dunia wa Mieleka wa uzito wa juu ambao Stecher alipoteza mwezi Desemba. 1920. Stecher alikuwa sehemu ya njama iliyomlipa Stanislaus Zbyszko kumpiga krosi mbili Wayne “Big” Munn mwezi Aprili. 1925. Zbyszko alimshinda Munn kihalali katika moja ya krosi mbili za kitaalamu za mieleka.. Kama
Siku ya Alhamisi, Julai 9, 1925, Ed "Strangler" Lewis alifanya moja ya utetezi wa mapema wa toleo lake la Mashindano ya Dunia ya Mieleka ya Uzito wa Juu huko Tulsa., Oklahoma. Lewis alishindana na Howard Cantonwine mbele ya 5,000 mashabiki wakiwa McNulty Park. Baada ya Stanislaus Zbyszko kuvuka mara mbili kundi la ukuzaji la Sandow na Lewis kwa kumshinda Wayne “Big.” Munn kihalali, wote Joe Stecher na Ed "Strangler" Lewis
Jim Londos developed into professional wrestling’s biggest box office star during the 1930s. Londos wrestled main events against Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Jim Browning at baseball stadiums. These matches drew crowds of more than 30,000 fans for the first time since the second Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt in 1911. When Londos wrestled in Greece, Londos drew crowds estimated to be at
Wacheza mieleka wa kitaalamu kufa kwenye pete ni nadra lakini hutokea mara kwa mara. In 1936, 5,000 mashabiki wa mieleka huko Washington, D.C. bila kukusudia alimzomea mtu aliyekufa mwishoni mwa Mike Romano dhidi ya. Mechi ya Jack Donovan ya "Irish" kwenye Uwanja wa Griffith siku ya Alhamisi, Juni 25, 1936. Romano mwenye umri wa miaka 40 alikuwa akimweka Donovan kwenye mechi iliyofanya kazi. Newspapers inaccurately reported Romano as
John “The Nebraska Tigerman” Pesek started wrestling professionally in 1915, but Pesek was more suited to the 1885 professional wrestling ring. By 1915, wrestlers worked their matches. Skilled lightweight wrestler Clarence Ecklund trained Pesek in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. Pesek developed into a skilled hooker or submission wrestler. Pesek never liked working and wrestled contests in his early career. Hatimaye, Pesek did
Kama angekuwa mkubwa zaidi, Fred Beell angekuwa mchezaji wa uzani mzito katika muongo wa kwanza wa Karne ya Ishirini. Instead, wapinzani wakubwa mara nyingi walimshinda Beell kwa sababu tu mpinzani alimzidi Beell kwa pauni thelathini hadi hamsini.. Katika matukio machache ambayo Beell alipigana mieleka ya middleweight, Bell alimponda mpinzani wake. Januari 13, 1905, Beell alishindana na H.P. Hansen ndani
During March 1910, Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Marekani katika Baraza la Bluffs, Iowa ilimshtaki John C. Mabray (toleo la jina lake halisi, Mabry) na washtakiwa kadhaa kwa kutumia barua kufanya udanganyifu wa kamari katika ndondi za kitaaluma, mieleka ya kitaaluma, na mbio za kitaalam za farasi. Mabry, mfanyabiashara wa mifugo anayeishi Kansas City, Missouri, walioajiriwa ndani katika ndondi, mieleka, na farasi