Gotch Crushes Jenkins Title

Txog hnub plaub, Lub ib hlis ntuj 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defended his American Wrestling Championship against an up-and-coming wrestler from Iowa. Thaum lub caij nplooj zeeg thawj, the fans realized it was the toughest match of the c

Frank Alvin Gotch, lub Humboldt, Iowa ua teb cov tub uas yuav defeat Georg Hackenschmidt rau lub ntiaj teb Heavyweight Championship rau 1908, yog Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins tau tua yeej muaj tus kws qhia ntawv Gotch, Martin “Ua teb” Zaus rau lub npe rau hauv lig 1897. Gotch exacted kua zaub ntsuab mus rau nws tus kws qhia.

Frank Gotch yog ib tug tswv ntawm ceg locks. Jenkins yuav tau ceev faj kom tsis txhob muaj cov locks ceg ntawm lub 190 phaus Gotch. 210 phaus Jenkins yuav tsis kom koj tsis txhob slams Gotch tus ho.

Gotch khaws Jenkins thiab tsoo khwb kiag nws mus rau hauv av plaub ncaj lub sij hawm. Tom qab cov slam plaub rau hauv pem teb, Gotch yooj yim pinned Jenkins. Jenkins’ txiv neej ces kaum ris nws rov qab rau nws cov quav thiab tes yuav ntub revive nws.

Cov txawj sau ntawv rau lub ib hlis ntuj 29, 1904 ib tsab ntawm tus St. Koom pheej Louis surmised tias Jenkins paub nws ua tsis yeej Gotch, ces nws tso nws lub npe rau ib tsws lwj, txhob siv lwm tus pin.

Jenkins xub sim ib strangle tuav uas pub rau no bout. Gotch shrugged tawm Jenkins’ sim, ces nws swung ib sab tes tawv ntawm Gotch lub taub hau. Ringside observers ntau ntseeg tias cov punch yuav muaj lov Gotch yog tias nws landed.

Frank Gotch yuav qee zaum no los nchav khoom nws tus kheej, zoo li koj hais mav tsimnyog nrog tackles tawm ntawm tus tuav teb dab qhuas, tab sis qhov flagrant txhaum wrestling raws tu qauv. Tus referee tau forcibly tswj yus tus kheej Gotch tsev Jenkins.

Tus referee disqualified uas poob nws npe rau Gotch Jenkins. It would not be the last match between the men.

Jenkins ib hlis ob zaug retired ntawm lub nplhaib rau hauv 1905 siv ib txoj hauj lwm qhia wrestling thiab boxing tom West Point. Jenkins qhia lub academy mus txog 1942 thaum nws muaj 70 xyoo. Jenkins retired ntawm lub nplhaib rau zoo hauv 1914.

Jenkins and Gotch wrestled several more times over the next three years. For the time being, Gotch held the advantage.

Koj yuav tawm ib saib los nug cov lus nug txog qhov no los yog tej tsev xa rau kuv Facebook phab thiab Twitter profile.

Qhov chaw: St. Koom pheej Louis, Lub ib hlis ntuj 29, 1904, p. 6

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