Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 to 1930.
August 4, 1939, Mort Henderson starb in Rochester, NewYork bei 60 Jahren. Wrestling-Fans erinnerten sich wahrscheinlich nicht an den Namen Mort Henderson, sondern an sein Alter Ego, das ursprüngliche maskierte Wunder, Er hat die Herbstversion des gespeichert 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann förderte das Turnier mit dem Ziel
Als Wladek Zbyszko aus den Vereinigten Staaten nach Brasilien reiste, um eine lukrative Tour auf Brasiliens gut entwickelter professioneller Wrestling-Strecke zu machen, Zbyszko ahnte wenig, dass er seinen ersten Contest seit fast zwanzig Jahren bestreiten würde. Wie ihre amerikanischen Kollegen, Brasilianische professionelle Wrestler arbeiteten zusammen, um den Fans aufregende Vorführungen zu bieten. Die brasilianischen Profi-Wrestler ringen gelegentlich ein
Am Oktober 26, 1897, Martin „Farmer“ Burns verteidigte seine American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship gegen den schottischen Catch-Wrestler Dan McLeod. Burns und McLeod waren zu dieser Zeit zwei der drei oder vier besten Catch-as-Catch-Can-Wrestler in den Vereinigten Staaten. 1,200 Fans besuchten das Spiel im Grand Opera House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Promoter legen oft eine Matte oder schwer
George Tragos gained fame as the trainer of Lou Thesz, the dominant National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion of the 1950s and early 1960s. Tragos, a 1920 Olympian for his native Greece, possessed an impeccable resume in legitimate wrestling. Born March 14, 1901, in Messinia, Greece, Tragos won national wrestling titles before representing Greece at the 1920 Olympics at only
At the end of 1932, 22-year-old Vila Milli sued her husband, professional wrestler Wladek Zbyszko, for divorce alleging physical cruelty and adultery. Milli charged the 41-year-old Zbyszko with physical cruelty for “hugging her too hard.” Justice Dunne of the Brooklyn Supreme Court heard the divorce case. He expressed doubt that Zbyszko abused his wife. Jedoch, he did not dismiss the
Before immigrating to the United States, Taro Miyake first settled in England. Miyake assisted Yukio Tani with establishing Judo and Jujitsu in England. Miyake and Tani challenged professional wrestlers to matches as part of their effort to establish their martial arts. Tani took part in challenge matches prior to the arrival of Miyake. Miyake grappled his first opponent, Tani himself,
While researching the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (1881 – 1922), I discovered Evan “Strangler” Lewis’ early matches in Montana. Prior to researching this topic, I thought Lewis started his career by winning a 64-man wrestling tournament in Montana during 1882. Jedoch, Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament
Frank Gotch dominated American wrestling from 1905 to his retirement in 1913. Gotch, the current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, won the biggest match of his career on April 3, 1908. Gotch defeated current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Georg Hackenschmidt in Chicago, Illinois. Gotch proved as dominant a World Champion as he had been as the American Champion. Gotch agreed to
Am Donnerstag,, April 29, 1909, Frank Gotch traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to wrestle highly regarded light heavyweight wrestler Charles Hackenschmidt. Hackenschmidt won the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship under his real name, John Berg. Although fans thought well of Berg, they did not see him as a threat to defeat Frank Gotch in a straight match. To increase fan interest
Joe Stecher wrestled during a transitional time in American professional wrestling. Prior to 1900, wrestlers engaged primarily in legitimate contests although wrestlers did work matches occasionally. After 1915, all wrestlers worked their matches. Wrestlers wrestled legitimate contests only to settle promotional dispute or to pull off a double-cross. Aus 1900 to 1915, wrestlers engaged in a mixture of worked matches