Историчар борбених спортова и борилачки уметник
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 до 1930.
На августа 4, 1939, Mort Henderson passed away in Rochester, New York at 60 година. 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
Када је Владек Збишко отпутовао из Сједињених Држава у Бразил на уносну турнеју по добро развијеном бразилском професионалном рвању, Збишко је мало сумњао да ће се рвати на свом првом такмичењу после скоро двадесет година. Као и њихове америчке колеге, Бразилски професионални рвачи радили су једни са другима како би приредили узбудљиве изложбе за навијаче. Бразилски професионални рвачи су повремено рвали а
Октобра 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. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", 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. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", Lewis did not win the tournament. In May 1882, Lewis wrestled in a Cornish wrestling tournament
Френк Гоч је доминирао америчким рвањем од 1905 до његовог пензионисања у 1913. Gotch, актуелни амерички шампион у рвању у тешкој категорији, априла освојио највећи меч у каријери 3, 1908. Гоч је победио актуелног светског шампиона у рвању у тешкој категорији Георга Хакеншмита у Чикагу, Illinois. Гоч се показао доминантним светским шампионом као што је био и амерички шампион. Gotch agreed to
On Thursday, Април 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
Џо Стечер се рвао током прелазног периода у америчком професионалном рвању. Prior to 1900, рвачи су се првенствено бавили легитимним такмичењима иако су рвачи повремено радили радне мечеве. После 1915, сви рвачи су радили своје мечеве. Рвачи су се рвали у легитимним такмичењима само да би решили промотивни спор или да би извели дупли крос. Од 1900 до 1915, рвачи ангажовани у мешавини одрађених мечева