עפּיזאָד 88 – Memorial Day
פּאָדקאַסט: שפּיל אין נייַ פֿענצטער | אראפקאפיע
אין דעם עפּיזאָד, I discuss why promoters liked to schedule big cards for holidays.
דערהייַנטיקן
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I will be focusing on updating a second edition of סט. לוי’ Civil War: די סטרעעטקאַר סטרייק פון 1900 before starting on my next combat sports project.
Frank Gotch wrestles George Hackenschmidt in Chicago, Illinois on Labor Day 1911
הויפּט אינהאַלט
The history of Decoration/Memorial Day in the United States
עמיל קלאַנק, Frank Gotch’s manager, wanted to schedule Gotch’s match with Stanislaus Zbyszko on Decoration Day, מייַ 30, 1910.
אָבער, Chicago’s mayor refused to issue the permit because it would distract fans from decorating their relatives’ graves.
Why promoters preferred to schedule big matches for holidays. The big crowds who came out to matches on Labor Day 1911 and July 4, 1916.
Recommendations
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (affiliate link) by Rebecca Skloot
Sabu vs. Tazz leading into ECW’s First Pay-per-View, Barely Legal 1997.
איבערבליק
UWF TV for October 25, 1986
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