Историк боевых видов спорта и боец
Posts about professional wrestling from 1870 для 1930.
Stanislaus Zbyszko toured the United States in 1910 in preparation for a title match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch later in the year. His tour brought him to St. Louis on May 29, 1910. Zbyszko was scheduled to meet highly regarded light heavyweight grappler Charley Olson. Olson was a skilled wrestler, who trained with St. Louis wrestler George
I am ashamed to say I recently discovered the career of Cora Livingston, while researching the development of the local promotor system in professional wrestling during the 1910s and 1920s. Mildred Burke was the first major woman’s wrestling champion of which I was aware. <Промежуток bbox_x = "543" bbox_y = "1494" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" FSIZE = "14" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = ", Cora Livingston claimed the World Championship a year before Burke was even born. Кора Ливингстон
Марта 10, 1870, Colonel James Hiram McLaughlin competed on the last night of the International Wrestling Tournament in Detroit, Michigan. The tournament ran for almost two months before the finale on March 10th. Wrestling historians frequently credit J. H. McLaughlin as being the first professional wrestler to live only on his earnings as a professional wrestler. Most professional wrestlers
(This excerpt is from my newest book on the history of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship.) Jenkins proved himself the top contender as soon as McLeod won the title. В среду, Ноябрь 17, 1897, Tom Jenkins wrestled former title holder Martin “Farmer” Burns in Indianapolis, Indiana. The men wrestled a best two-out-of-three-falls match according to catch-as-catch-can wrestling rules. Jenkins stood
Апреля 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff at the Hippodrome in New York City. Promoters once again called on Lewis to settle a promotional conflict. The opposing group selected Lee Wykoff, a 36-year-old shooter from Kansas. Wykoff stood six feet, one inches tall and weighed two hundred eighteen pounds. The 44-year-old Lewis
Во вторник, Март 28, 1899, current American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Dan S. McLeod wrestled Charles Wittmer in a two-out-of-three-falls mixed styles match. Since the champion only defended the title in catch-as-catch-can matches, McLeod wrestled Wittmer in a non-title match. Wittmer, a Greco-Roman wrestling specialist, demanded he and McLeod wrestle at least one fall under Greco-Roman rules. Санкт-. Paul Athletic
Знают ли фанаты рестлинга Антона «Тони» Штечера, это как давний пропагандист профессиональной борьбы в Миннеаполисе., Миннесота. Стечер начал продвигать профессиональную борьбу в городах-побратимах во время 1933. Стечер превратил Клуб бокса и борьбы Миннеаполиса в мощный местный борцовский промоушен.. Стечер также был одним из первых членов Национального борцовского альянса. (ЧЕРНЫЙ). гравер
Шотландский борец Дункан С.. Росс профессионально боролся, но после прибытия в Соединенные Штаты в конце 1870-х годов также принимал участие в силовых и спортивных соревнованиях.. Спортсмен-универсал, Росс умело боролся как в борьбе «поймай, так и в греко-римской борьбе».. В понедельник, Февраль 26, 1883, Росс боролся с бывшим чемпионом мира по борьбе в тяжелом весе Теобадом Бауэром.. Бауэр привез чемпионат мира из Франции
Джо Стечер дебютировал в профессиональном рестлинге в конце 1912 или рано 1913. Штечер оказался опасным профессионалом с самого начала своей карьеры.. Мартин «Фермер» Бернс, легендарный борец и тренер, привел одного из своих протеже, Юссифф Хуссан, проверить Штехера в законном соревновании в июне 1913. Burns and most followers of the sport expected Hussane
Во вторник, Октябрь 21, 1913, Ed “Strangler” Lewis defended his newly won American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship against William Demetral. Lewis wrestled Demetral at Lexington’s Auditorium on a mat instead of a ring. The mat setup played a role in the finish of the match. Promoter Jerry Walls placed a mat on the elevated stage, a common setup before the widespread