Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Ziņojumi par profesionālās cīņas, kas 19. un 20. gadsimta sākumā.
Pēdējo divdesmit gadu laikā, dabas aizsardzības speciālisti ir atraduši vairākas cīņas filmas no 20. gadsimta 20. gadiem līdz 1950. gadiem, kuras tika uzskatītas par pazaudētām.. Fani var noskatīties lielāko daļu jaunatklāto filmu vietnē YouTube. Viena no izdzīvotajām filmām ir astoņpadsmit minūtes stundas, divdesmit minūšu spēle no Filadelfijas, Pensilvānijā 1930. Džims Londoss cīnījās ar Diku Šikatu (video saite) priekš
Ceturtdien, Aprīlis 10, 1884, Amerikā pirmais pilnas slodzes profesionālais cīkstonis, J.H. McLaughlin cīnījās daudzpusīgi skotu sportists un cīkstonis Dankans C. Ross Detroitas opernamā. Vīrieši cīnījās trīs no pieciem kritieniem jaukto stilu mačā. McLaughlin specializējās apkakles un elkoņa cīņā. Vīrieši cīnījās par diviem kritieniem saskaņā ar apkakles un elkoņa noteikumiem. Ross iecienīja sānu turēšanas noteikumus. Vīrieši cīnījās divus kritienus, nostiprinot sānu
Sestdien, September 10, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko, tikko nonācis savā pirmajā tūrē pa Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm, cīnījās Great Gama Shepherd’s Bush stadionā Londonā, England. 7,000 skatītāji pulcējās stadionā, lai skatītos spēli. Dažas nedēļas agrāk, Mr. Bendžamins atveda Pehlwani cīkstoņu grupu no Indijas uz cīņu Anglijā. Fani uzskata Lielo Gamu
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. Tomēr, 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
Henry Moses Dufur specialized in collar-and-elbow wrestling when Dufur wrestled professionally in the 1870s and 1880s. Born on May 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur wrestled primarily in the northeastern United States. On June 27, 1878, Dufur wrestled a return match with a wrestler named Cox at the Boston Baseball Park in front of five hundred fans. Five hundred fans
World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis was scheduled to meet former champion Stanislaus Zbyszko at the St. Louis Coliseum on Thursday, Decembris 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
Pirmdien, Decembris 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. Džozefs “Toots” Monds
Otrdien, Decembris 12, 1916, local favorite, John “The Nebraska Tigerman” 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. Tomēr, Pesek was a 22-year-old up-and-comer still learning to wrestle, kad
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