Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 na 1930.
In January 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” a 210 libier, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Second,
(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed
When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum vo štvrtok, December 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of
V sobotu, Január 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “The Russian Lion” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” a 224 libier, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 libier. Despite his smaller
Thiebaud alebo Theobald Bauer bol francúzsky zápasník, ktorý sa špecializoval na grécko-rímsky zápas. Bauer prišiel do Ameriky počas 1875 s pochybným nárokom na majstrovstvá sveta v grécko-rímskom zápasení v ťažkej váhe. Titul by obhájil za 5 rokov, kým ho porazil William Muldoon v r 1880. Ak fanúšikovia wrestlingu vôbec poznajú Bauera, je to normálne ako súper
On Thursday, November 22, 1923, St. Louis promoter John Contos hosted a controversial card topped by a match between Joe Stecher and Dan Kolov, an up-and-coming Bulgarian wrestler. The card was covered by John E. Wray, the Sports Editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The card was controversial because two of the biggest stars in wrestling were advertised but didn’t
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) vydal Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) v novembri 1941. Jeden z neskorších filmov Thin Man (partnerský odkaz), film obsahuje zaujímavé vinety pre fanúšikov wrestlingu. Nick Charles, played by William Powell, je vtiahnutý do štátneho vyšetrovania miestneho krúžku hazardných hier. Hazardný krúžok prevádzkujú dvaja miestni promotéri wrestlingu, čo je umenie napodobňujúce život ak
Yusuf Ismail v prvej polovici roka zápasil v Spojených štátoch iba šesť mesiacov 1898. Vo svojom prvom významnom zápase, bol vylúčený za hrubý faul. Vo svojom jedinom ďalšom významnom zápase, dal Evanovi “Strangler” Lewis výprask svojho života. No jeho krátke turné po Spojených štátoch z neho urobilo legendu. Ismail vstúpil do
On a Thursday night, November 25, 1909, World Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Polish Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko for a handicap match in Buffalo, New York. Gotch agreed to forfeit the bout if he could not throw Zbyszko twice in an hour. Zbyszko’s size and strength created problems for Gotch, who weighed 190 pounds to Zbyszko’s 260 libier. Však, Zbyszko
Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in