Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, o loitador campión do mundo e levantador de peso en 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch detiña o título por cinco anos e gañou todos os recunchos. Na idade relativamente novo de 35, Gotch decidiu aposentar. Para a súa última partida, ía asumir outro loitador europeo famoso e levantador de peso, George Lurich.
George Lurich foi realmente dous anos máis vello que Gotch. Lurich had been wrestling since the late 1890s. Several sources claimed Lurich trained Hackenschmidt but they were actually rivals. Lurich bater Hackenschmidt, cando este aínda era un afeccionado. Hackenschmidt imputado vitorias de Lurich con incentivando o seu maior interese no wrestling. No momento, Hackenschmidt was already one of the strongest men in the world, while only in his late teens.
Frank Gotch do Dominio Público
Lurich and Hackenschmidt would have probably been friends except George Lurich bragged to everyone how he defeated “Cabeza” after Hackenschmidt won the world championship. Lurich often left out that “Cabeza” was an inexperienced amateur at the time. Georg Hackenschmidt spent a lot of time pursuing Lurich for a rematch but it never occurred. Lurich would claim illness or simply leave the area after “Hack’s” arrival.
George Lurich se adestrar Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, que se tornaría campión World Wrestling despois Frank Gotch xubilado. Porén, Aberg’s trainer never one his own championship, so he wanted to make the most of this shot at the world championship. Malia os seus éxitos notables como un loitador competitivo, he never won a championship.
Georg Lurich do Dominio Público
Frank Gotch e George Lurich reuníronse no Salón de Convencións en Kansas City, MO o martes, Abril 1, 1913. Segundo o abril 2, 1913 edición do Ogden defecto, Lurich non era moi dun xogo para Gotch. Gotch marcou a primeira caída en Lurich en 18 actas, 10 segundo cun soto dedo do pé e chave de brazo. Tras un breve descanso, Gotch derrotado Lurich en cinco minutos, 35 seconds with a head chancery and bar arm.
O Ogden defecto correspondent reported Gotch appeared much stronger than Lurich, un campión de levantamento de peso. Lurich did get behind Gotch six or seven times but could do nothing. Tras Gotch garantiu súa toehold famoso e doloroso, Lurich rapidamente sometidas. Lurich did not have much interest in continuing the match after feeling Gotch’s pet hold, el rapidamente sucumbiu na segunda caída.
Frank Gotch retired to raise a family. Gotch, who married two years prior to this match, só iría vivir catro anos máis. Morreu en decembro 16, 1917 de envenenamento do sangue.
Gotch was such a talented wrestler and promoter that he was able to raise wrestling to a respectable profession in the early Twentieth Century. Tamén tiña unha raia media e foi criticado por crueldade contra os adversarios inferiores.
Georg Lurich e Aleksander “Alex” Aberg continuou loitando antes de ser detido na Revolución Rusa. Orixinalmente, eles foron aceptados polos bolxeviques. Durante a Guerra Civil Rusa, ambos os homes decidiron súas fortunas sería mellor se eles deixaron a Rusia a América. Estaban tratando deixar a Rusia polo sur, cando os dous homes trabaron tifoidea. George morreu Lurich 43 anos de idade en xaneiro 20, 1920. Aberg vencer a enfermidade, pero colleu pneumonía. Aberg morreu en febreiro 15, 1920.
George Hackenschmidt outlasted all his rivals. Morreu en febreiro 19, 1968 en 90 anos de idade.
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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt: The Matches That Made and Destroyed Legitimate American Professional Wrestling is available on Amazon in both paperback and e-book.
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