John Lemm, 두 번째 기회를 얻다

월 1 일에 2, 1911, 스위스 레슬링 선수 존 렘(John Lemm)은 프로레슬링 팬과 기자들의 웃음거리가 되었습니다.. 사건은 Lemm이 Buffalo에서 Stanislaus Zbyszko와 씨름했을 때 발생했습니다., 뉴욕. 팬들은 Zbyszko를 Frank Gotch의 세계 타이틀에 대한 최고의 경쟁자로 간주했습니다..

Zbyszko was a world class wrestler although more skilled in Greco-Roman wrestling than catch wrestling. Lemm was a skilled journeyman. Lemm surprised fans and Zbyszko when he lifted Zbyszko off the mat only a minute into the match.

The glory was short-lived as Lemm lost his balance and fell heavily with Zbyszko on top of him. Lemm pinned himself for the first fall in one minute, thirty seconds.

Compounding the debacle, the fall injured Lemm’s chest muscles. Lemm could not raise up one of his arms after the fall. Despite the doctor’s warning to forfeit, Lemm insisted on continuing with the match.

Zbyszko tied up with Lemm, realized he was helpless and released Lemm. Zbyszko told the referee that Lemm could not defend himself. Zbyszko said Lemm would be seriously injured if Zbyszko threw him to the mat for the second fall. The referee stopped the contest and awarded the second fall and match to Zbyszko.

Because of the odd nature of the first pinfall, newspapers across the United States covered the match. Lemm resented being a figure of fun, so he requested a rematch with Zbyszko. Zbyszko agreed and the men wrestled each other again in Chicago on March 6, 1911.

Lemm weighed 200 pounds while Zbyszko weighed 250 파운드. Despite the disparity in skill level, Lemm gave Zbyszko a competitive match.

Lemm pushed the pace for the first hour remaining on the offensive. Zbyszko was content to power out of Lemm’s holds and look for an opening. After fifty-four minutes, Zbyszko saw an opportunity and pounced. Grabbing Lemm in a reverse body hold, Zbyszko flipped Lemm to the mat for the first fall at 54 분, 10 초.

Zbyszko normally ground down his opponents and made quick work of them in the second fall. Lemm appeared fresh after the ten-minute intermission. He pressed Zbyszko for over twenty minutes until Zbyszko took him to the mat. Zbyszko demonstrated his improving catch-as-catch-can ability by using a head scissors to take the second fall in 27 분. Zbyszko won in two straight falls, but Lemm showed better than the average Zbyszko opponent.

Lemm reclaimed his legitimacy even in defeat. He would no longer be the laughingstock of fans and pundits while he continued to wrestle in the United States.

Zbyszko continued campaigning for a rematch with Frank Gotch. I write extensively about his title pursuit in Gotch vs. Zbyszko: 구원을 위한 탐구 released in e-book, paperback and hardcover on February 2, 2022.

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Sources: The Washington Times (워싱턴, D.C.), 일월 3, 1911, 피. 13 과 Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska), 행진 7, 1911, 피. 6

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