ווי צו שטעלן אַ גרויס רימאַטש
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, מארטין “פּויער” בורנס באגעגנט דעם קליין אָבער שטאַרק Fred Beell. בעת בײדע ראַנגלער האָבן זיך געװיגט 165 פונט, “פּויער” בורנס איז געשטאנען 5'11” צו Beell's 5’04”. די 32-יאָר-אַלט בעעלל האט אַ גרויס עלטער מייַלע איבער די 47-יאָר-אַלט בורנס כאָטש. בורנס דעביוטירט אין 1879, ווען בעלל איז געווען 3 יאָר אַלט.
די מענטשן זענען סקעדזשולד פֿאַר אַ גלייַכן אין אָמאַהאַ, Nebraska, one of the hotbeds of professional wrestling for the first two decades of the 20th Century. נאָך the Omaha Police Chief got involved in 1915, wrestling matches moved to nearby Lincoln, Nebraska.
מארטין “פּויער” ברענט פון די ציבור פעלד
The men started the two-out-of-three falls match at a quick pace. Probably upsetting the fans expectations and possibly gamblers, “פּויער” Burns won the first fall after 32 מינוט, 15 סעקונדעס. Fred Beell won the second fall at the 35 minute, 15 second mark. With one fall apiece, the winner would be decided in the third fall. The fall would be quick.
Almost from the start of the third fall, “פּויער” Burns secured a top wristlock on Beell. Beell tried to free himself but Burns was able to load Beell into a hiplock.
Burns released the wristlock and flipped Beell to the mat. Burns fell on top of Beell, who shot out from underneath him almost immediately. Beell claimed he was not pinned but the referee awarded the third fall and match to Burns. Beell immediately challenged Burns to a rematch for $1,000.00 אַ זייַט.
Somethings stand out about this match. ערשטער, “פּויער” Burns was well past his prime but looked competitive in this match. It helped that he was working with his student Fred Beell, who wanted to make his trainer look competitive.
צווייט, they setup a “big money” rematch, which would hopefully draw a bigger crowd, with the way they ended the match. Burns scored a quick pinfall that Beell got out of almost immediately after an evenly fought match. Beell had a plausible argument that he hadn’t been pinned. Hence, the need for an immediate rematch.
As professional wrestling continued to move to an almost exclusively “worked” or prearranged exhibitions, they would perfect promotion tactics like this one to build bigger gates and make more money. While competitive wrestling was almost completely eliminated, the excitement of professional wrestling would actually increase.
Fred Beell פּאָוזינג פֿאַר די אַפּאַראַט אין דער פרי twentieth יאָרהונדערט פון די פּובליק דאָמאַין
איר קענט לאָזן אַ באַמערקונג אָדער פרעגן אַ קשיא וועגן דעם אָדער קיין פּאָסטן אין די באַמערקונג אָפּטיילונג אונטן אָדער אויף מיין פאַסעבאָאָק בלאַט אָדער טוויטטער פּראָפיל.
Source: סט. לוי אַרייַנשיקן-דיספּאַטטש, מאַרץ 18, 1908 edition, פּ. 7
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