Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 to 1930.
Ar Lúnasa 4, 1939, Fuair Mort Henderson bás i Rochester, Nua Eabhrac ag 60 bliana d'aois. Is dócha nár chuimhnigh lucht leanúna wrestling ar an ainm Mort Henderson ach mar a ego eile, an Marvel Masked bunaidh, shábháil sé an leagan titim den 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Chuir Sam Rachmann an comórtas chun cinn le sprioc
When Wladek Zbyszko travelled from the United States to Brazil for a lucrative tour on Brazil’s well-developed professional wrestling circuit, Zbyszko little suspected that he would wrestle his first contest in almost twenty years. Like their American counterparts, Brazilian professional wrestlers worked with each other to put on exciting exhibitions for the fans. The Brazilian professional wrestlers occasionally wrestled a
Ar Deireadh Fómhair 26, 1897, Martin “Farmer” Burns defended his American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against Scottish catch wrestler Dan McLeod. Burns and McLeod were two of the top three or four catch-as-catch-can wrestlers in the United States at the time. 1,200 fans attended the match held at the Grand Opera House in Indianapolis, Indiana. Promoters often put a mat or heavy
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. Mar sin féin, he did not dismiss the
Ro immigcadh do na Stit Aontaithe, Shocraigh Taro Miyake i Sasana ar dtús. Chabhraigh Miyake le Yukio Tani Judo agus Jujitsu a bhunú i Sasana. Miyake and Tani challenged professional wrestlers to matches as part of their effort to establish their martial arts. Ghlac Tani páirt i gcluichí dúshláin roimh theacht Miyake. Chuaigh Miyake i ngleic lena chéad chéile comhraic, Tani féin,
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. Mar sin féin, 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
Ar Déardaoin, Aibreán 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. From 1900 to 1915, wrestlers engaged in a mixture of worked matches