Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 til 1930.
Á Desember 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
Á þriðjudag, Janúar 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, A Seattle læknir og atvinnumaður wrestler sem var nógu góður til að vinna American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably ákveðið að reyna hendinni á faglegum box. Andstæðingurinn hans var vinur og sparring félagi, “Denver” Ed Martin, hver myndi vinna litað heiminum þungavigtar Hnefaleikar Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Í janúar 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. Ágúst 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hakk” í St. Louis during the 1904 Fair heims. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 í Chicago,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Við eigum að lifa í heilsu og styrk (tengja hlekkur) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 years until losing his
William Muldoon, fyrrum New York City einkaspæjara, vann Veröld Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship með sigra Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon ríkti í tíu ár áður en gengið er til náða eins og meistari. Eftir svefn, hann byrjaði að gera líf sem einkaþjálfari. Muldoon trained many wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for
Ég las fyrst um William Muldoon í ævisögu John L. Sullivan, síðasta ber hnúi þungavigtar meistari. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. Síðasta meiriháttar ber hnúi lota var barist af Sullivan gegn Jake Kilrain í 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Hann var
Hversu oft hefur þú heyrt best að nota stutt afrit eða lengri eintak fyrir markaðssetningu Internet. Sumir talsmenn talsmaður stutt eintak, sumir talsmaður lengi og sumir reyna að slá miðju jarðar. Það virðist allir hafa skoðun þó. Einn maður sem trúði á notkun langan eintak til að selja þjónustu sína var William Muldoon. Muldoon was