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Posts about combat sports history from 1870 za 1930.
Avgusta 4, 1939, Mort Henderson passed away in Rochester, New York at 60 let. Wrestling fans likely did not remember the name Mort Henderson but as his alter ego, the original Masked Marvel, he saved the fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Sam Rachmann promoted the tournament with the goal of
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
Oktobra 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 je zaslovel kot trener Lou Thesza, prevladujoči svetovni prvak National Wrestling Alliance v težki kategoriji iz 1950-ih in zgodnjih 1960-ih. pijače, a 1920 Olimpijec za svojo rodno Grčijo, imel brezhiben življenjepis v zakoniti rokoborbi. Rojen marca 14, 1901, v Mesiniji, Grčija, Tragos je osvojil državne naslove v rokoborbi, preden je zastopal Grčijo na tekmovanju 1920 samo olimpijske igre
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. Vendar, 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. Vendar, Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament
Frank Gotch je dominiral v ameriški rokoborbi od 1905 do svoje upokojitve v 1913. Gotch, trenutni ameriški prvak v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji, aprila zmagal na največji tekmi v karieri 3, 1908. Gotch je v Chicagu premagal aktualnega svetovnega prvaka v rokoborbi v težki kategoriji Georga Hackenschmidta, Illinois. Gotch se je izkazal za enako dominantnega svetovnega prvaka, kot je bil kot ameriški prvak. Gotch agreed to
Četrtek, 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. Po 1915, all wrestlers worked their matches. Wrestlers wrestled legitimate contests only to settle promotional dispute or to pull off a double-cross. Iz 1900 za 1915, wrestlers engaged in a mixture of worked matches