Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 te 1930.
John "The Nebraska Tigerman" Pesek het twee van die bekendste wettige wedstryde van die 1920's gestoei. Pesek het twee promosie-oorloë beëindig deur in te stem om wedstryde met Marin Plestina en Nat Pendelton te "skiet". In 1916, Pesek was 'n opkomende stoeier aktief in sy tuisstaat Nebraska. On Thursday, September 14, 1916, Pesek het met 'n ander stoeier van Nebraska gestoei, Chris Jordaan. Aanhangers en
Stanislaus Zbyszko het in die Verenigde State getoer 1910 ter voorbereiding vir 'n titelwedstryd met die Wêreld-swaargewigstoeikampioen Frank Gotch later in die jaar. Sy toer het hom na St. Louis op Mei 29, 1910. Zbyszko was geskeduleer om hoogaangeskrewe ligte swaargewig worsteler Charley Olson te ontmoet. Olson was 'n bekwame stoeier, wat saam met St. Louis-stoeier George
Ek is skaam om te sê ek het onlangs die loopbaan van Cora Livingston ontdek, terwyl die ontwikkeling van die plaaslike promotorstelsel in professionele stoei gedurende die 1910's en 1920's nagevors word. Mildred Burke was die eerste major vrouestoeikampioen waarvan ek bewus was. Egter, Cora Livingston het die Wêreldkampioenskap geëis 'n jaar voordat Burke selfs gebore is. Cora Livingston
Op Maart 10, 1870, Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin competed on the last night of the International Wrestling Tournament in Detroit, Michigan. The tournament ran for almost two months before the finale on March 10th. Wrestling historians frequently credit J. H. McLaughlin as being the first professional wrestler to live only on his earnings as a professional wrestler. Most professional wrestlers
Yukio Tani arrived in England at the turn of the 20th Century. Tani spread ju-jitsu by taking part in challenge matches against professional wrestlers. As part of these challenge matches, Tani demonstrated ju-jitsu. Through the success of these challenges and demonstrations, Tani saw many students sign up to train with him. One of Tani’s best English students used the stage
(This excerpt is from my newest book on the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.) Jenkins proved himself the top contender as soon as McLeod won the title. Op Woensdag, November 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins wrestled former title holder Martin “Farmer” Burns in Indianapolis, Indiana. The men wrestled a best two-out-of-three-falls match according to catch-as-catch-can wrestling rules. Jenkins stood
Op April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff at the Hippodrome in New York City. Promoters once again called on Lewis to settle a promotional conflict. The opposing group selected Lee Wykoff, a 36-year-old shooter from Kansas. Wykoff stood six feet, one inches tall and weighed two hundred eighteen pounds. The 44-year-old Lewis
Op Maandag, Desember 6, 1932, 41-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled one of his last legitimate contests to settle a promotional dispute in New York. After initially being allies in promotion, Jim Londos broke away from Jack Curley’s group in New York. To restore peace, the parties decided on a legitimate contest or “shoot” to settle the dispute. Joseph “Toots” Mondt
Op Dinsdag, Maart 28, 1899, current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod wrestled Charles Wittmer in a two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Since the champion only defended the title in catch-as-catch-can matches, McLeod wrestled Wittmer in a non-title match. Wittmer, a Greco-Roman wrestling specialist, demanded he and McLeod wrestle at least one fall under Greco-Roman rules. Die St. Paul Athletic
If wrestling fans know of Anton “Tony” Stecher, it is as the long-time promoter of professional wrestling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stecher started promoting professional wrestling in the Twin Cities during 1933. Stecher built the Minneapolis Boxing and Wrestling Club into a powerful local wrestling promotion. Stecher was also one of the early members of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Stecher