Episode 21 – Yusuf Ismail

Avril 10, 2023 Ken Zimmerman Jr. Podcast

Nan sa a Episode, Mwen diskite sou karyè kout men ki gen anpil enpak orijinal Terrible Turk la, Yusuf Ismail.

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Yusuf Ismail, the Terrible Turk from the Public Domain

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Nan “Terrible Turk”, Yusuf Ismail, arrived in the United States during March 1898. Ismail wrestled Ernst Roeber (twice), Tom Jenkins, Herklides and Evan “Strangler” Lewis.

Ismail booked passage back to the Ottoman Empire on the SS La Bourgogne. The ship struck another ship and sank off the coast of the United States and Canada. The SS La Bourgogne is famous for only 13 percent of passengers surviving while 48 percent of the crew survived.

Next Episode

In the next episode, I will discuss the first wrestling matches to include Sumo wrestling in the United States during the 1880s.

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