Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 kuni 1930.
International Maadlus Tournament toimus kahes järgus maist 19, 1915 ja detsembris 31, 1915. Viiskümmend maadlejate konkureeriks esimeses etapis Turniiri sealhulgas World kreeka-rooma Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Teine osamakse oli 40 maadlejate hulgas üles ja tulevad star Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The
Märtsil 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. The last fall would be decided via what The New York
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Siiski, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Üks
RKO Pictures brought the Dick Tracy comic strip character to the big screen on December 1, 1945. While the film is definitely a “B” film meant to be first on the double bill, it still would have been of interest to the many fans of the popular comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
Earl Caddockil oli 1910. aastate lõpus ja 1920. aastate alguses suhteliselt lühike, kuid korruseline professionaalne maadluskarjäär. Professionaalne debüüt aastal 1915 pärast kolme AAU riikliku tiitli võitmist amatöörmaadluses, Caddock maadles ainult professionaalselt kuni 1922. Siiski, ta tunnistatakse maailmameistriks pärast Joe Stecheri alistamist aprillis 1917. Caddock kaotaks tiitli tagasi
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Farmer” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 naela. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg maadles sisse
William Muldoon, the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion and physical culture proponent, came to Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aprill 15, 1884 to face the local wrestler Fred Bauer. The match took place at the local Turnvereine Hall in Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
Mail 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail maadles Clevelandis Tom Jenkinsiga, Ohio. Ismail tuuritas USA-s vaid kuus kuud aasta alguses 1898. Ismail maadles vähem kui kümne matši, kuid jättis hävingutee, mida mäletatakse tänapäevani. Ismail jättis võimsa mulje, alistades kergesti mõlemad Evan “Strangler” Lewised. Ismail tegi ka tugeva
“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Uuesti, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!Frank Gotch vaatas oma rivaali George Hackenschmidti poole, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
During February 1901, St. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to