עפּיזאָד 77 – Don’t Call Me Barney!
פּאָדקאַסט: שפּיל אין נייַ פֿענצטער | אראפקאפיע
אין דעם עפּיזאָד, we discuss Bernarr MacFadden’s professional wrestling career in St. לוי, מאַזעראַ.
דערהייַנטיקן
I discuss a recent email and provide an update on the Divided Championship project.
Artist rendering of lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler B. א. McFadden in St. לוי. McFadden later became the publisher Bernarr MacFadden (ציבור פעלד)
הויפּט אינהאַלט
פֿאַר יאָרן, I could not find any account of Bernarr MacFadden’s exploits as a professional wrestler in St. לוי. While research the beginnings of what would become Tom Packs’ סט. Louis wrestling promotion in 1921 און 1922, I stumbled across an article that listed B.A. McFadden’s match with Max Luttbeg as one of the best matches held in St. לוי.
אין 1893 און 1894, MacFadden was Barney McFadden, skilled lightweight Greco-Roman professional wrestler. Only 25-years-old, McFadden already contemplated retirement to enter the publishing business.
אין יאנואר 1894, McFadden wrestled Luttbeg in his final professional wrestling match. We discuss the controversial match in this episode.
Recommendation
I recommend the remaining video of the 1928 title match between Ed “סטראַנגלער” Lewis and NFL star Gus Sonnenberg. Lewis trained Sonnenberg for the ring.
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Sources: סט. לוי אַרייַנשיקן-דיספּאַטטש (סט. לוי, מאַזעראַ) יאַנואַר 1, 1894, פּ. 7 and January 28, 1894, פּ. 8
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