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Posts about professional wrestling in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Per pastaruosius dvidešimt metų, gamtosaugininkai rado keletą imtynių filmų nuo XX amžiaus 20 iki 1950 m., kurie buvo laikomi prarastais.. Daugumą naujai atrastų filmų gerbėjai gali žiūrėti „YouTube“.. Vienas iš išlikusių filmų yra aštuoniolika minučių valandos, dvidešimties minučių rungtynės iš Filadelfijos, Pensilvanijoje 1930. Jimas Londosas kovojo su Diku Shikatu (vaizdo nuoroda) dėl
On Thursday, Balandis 10, 1884, America’s first full-time professional wrestler, J.H. McLaughlin wrestled all-around Scottish athlete and wrestler Duncan C. Ross at Detroit’s Opera House. The men wrestled a three-out-of-five falls mixed styles match. McLaughlin specialized in collar-and-elbow wrestling. The men wrestled two falls under collar-and-elbow rules. Ross favored side hold rules. The men wrestled two falls by securing side
Šeštadienį, Rugsėjis 10, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko, fresh off his first tour of the United States, wrestled the Great Gama at Shepherd’s Bush Stadium in London, England. 7,000 spectators crowded into the stadium to watch the match. A few weeks earlier, Ponas. Benjamin brought a group of Pehlwani wrestlers from India to wrestle in England. Fans consider the Great Gama
Jim Londos rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. Tačiau, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during
Henris Mosesas Dufuras specializavosi imtynėse ant apykaklės ir alkūnių, kai Dufuras profesionaliai imtyniavosi 1870-aisiais ir 1880-aisiais.. Gimė gegužės mėn 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermontas, Dufur imtyniavosi daugiausia JAV šiaurės rytuose. Birželio 27, 1878, Dufuras kovojo atsakomąsias rungtynes su imtynininku Coxu Bostono beisbolo parke prieš penkis šimtus gerbėjų. Penki šimtai gerbėjų
Pasaulio sunkiasvorių imtynių čempionas Ed “Strangler” Lewis was scheduled to meet former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko at the St. Louis Coliseum on Thursday, Gruodis 14, 1922 but the match was almost called off due to disagreements over the selection of a referee. It was only after the intercession of St. Louis promoter John Contos that both men agreed to St. Louis
Pirmadienį, Gruodis 6, 1932, 41-year-old Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled one of his last legitimate contests to settle a promotional dispute in New York. After initially being allies in promotion, Jim Londos broke away from Jack Curley’s group in New York. To restore peace, the parties decided on a legitimate contest or “shoot” to settle the dispute. Joseph "Toots" Mondt
Antradienį, Gruodis 12, 1916, local favorite, Jonas “Nebraskos tigras” Pesek wrestled fellow shooter, Al “Dutch” Mantell, in a worked match. Pesek recently trained with fellow Nebraska wrestler and recognized World Champion Joe Stecher prior to this match. Pesek developed a notorious reputation for shooting with other wrestlers. Tačiau, Pesek was a 22-year-old up-and-comer still learning to wrestle, when
In the early 1880s, Sorakichi Matsuda, or Matsada in most American newspapers, traveled to the United States to wrestle professionally. Japan did not have a developed professional wrestling circuit, so Matsuda thought he would bring the sport back to Japan after an apprenticeship in the United States. After training for a while, Matsuda signed an agreement to wrestle the first
Oscar Wasem started his career in St. Louis, Missouri under the tutelage of George Baptiste. Wasem was a good enough wrestler that Wasem defeated a young Frank Gotch in 1901. Wasem, St. Louis Champion, pinned Gotch, the Iowa Champion. While Gotch went on to be America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler, Wasem remained a solid journeyman. Wasem supplemented his professional