Историк боевых видов спорта и боец
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 для 1930.
When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. After
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
In late 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Фермер” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. <Промежуток bbox_x = "543" bbox_y = "1494" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" FSIZE = "14" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = ", Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Луис, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. По 1902, George
Генри Мозес Дюфур специализировался на борьбе на локтях и воротниках, когда Дюфур профессионально боролся в 1870-х и 1880-х годах.. Родился в мае 5, 1844, in Richmond, Вермонт, Дюфур боролся в основном на северо-востоке США.. Июня 27, 1878, Дюфур провел ответный поединок с борцом по имени Кокс в Бостонском бейсбольном парке перед пятьюстами фанатов.. Пятьсот фанатов
Августа 26, 1886, Эван “<Промежуток bbox_x = "949" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" FSIZE = "13" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = "” Льюис встретился с британским чемпион по вольной борьбе Том Кэннон в Цинциннати, Огайо. Во время законного эпоху борьбы, другие борцы боялись мощный Льюис из-за его мертвой хваткой. Льюис использовал сонной артерии задушить известный как удушающим по дзюдо. По крайней мере, так я изначально думал и большинство историков цитировали. Современный
Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Алекс” Аберг. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into
Polish wrestler and strongman Stanislaus Zbyszko first came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for a shot at World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. He received and lost the match in a legitimate contest during 1910. Zbyszko continued wrestling for a few more years and actually won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1914 от ненавистного соперника
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Поскольку фанаты считали Кларенса Уистлера достаточно опытным, чтобы реально угрожать его правлению., Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Мая 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, кто
When thinking about African American history month, I thought about the first great Black wrestler that I saw personally. When I started watching wrestling in St. Louis during 1979, “Sailor” Art Thomas wrestled regularly on Wrestling at the Chase, our local weekly wrestling show. Wrestling at the Chase aired every Sunday at 11 A.M. on KPLR Channel 11. Although Thomas
When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the