Gotch Bests Bulgarian

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Ar Aibreán 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, i Chicago, Illinois for his title. Mheas lucht leanúna go raibh Mahmout ina iomaitheoir dian go príomha toisc nach bhfaca siad wrestle air. Emil Klank, Bainisteoir Gotch, wrestlers eachtrannach diongbháilte le dea-chlú mar Mahmout agus Stanislaus Zbyszko taisteal go Meiriceá chun dúshlán a thabhairt Gotch. Lucht leanúna

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Nochtann Aberg Curley

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Aleksander “Alex” Rinne Aberg ceannlínte i 1917 le linn a dhlí maidir le diúltú gealltanas wrestling a chomhlíonadh i mBostún i rith mhí an Mhárta 1917. D'aontaigh Aberberg wrestle Wladek Zbyszko, a phríomh chéile comhraic i rith na 1915 Comórtais Comórtas Idirnáisiúnta Nua-Eabhrac, don tionscnóir Boston George Touhey. Mar sin féin, Tharraing Aberberg amach as an bout go gairid tar éis dó comhaontú a shíniú chun a chuid a throid

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Cos Sosanna Gotch

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Tar éis dó a bhean chéile Gladys a phósadh agus Georg Hackenschmidt a bhualadh don dara huair, araon i 1911, Thosaigh Frank Gotch, Curadh Trom-mheáchan Trom an Domhain, ag streachailt le sceideal níos teoranta. Ní raibh a bhean chéile Gladys ina lucht leanúna mór de wrestling agus theastaigh uaidh a fear céile nua níos mó ama a chaitheamh sa bhaile i Humboldt, Iowa. I saol na wrestling ag an am,

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Clarence Whistler Dies san Astráil

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Rugadh Clarence Whistler in Indiana le linn 1856. Agus é ina sheasamh ach 5’09” nó mar sin agus meáchan 165 punt, Measadh Whistler ar cheann de na wrestlers is cumhachtaí dá ré. Ba é Whistler an t-aon wrestler a bhí in ann am crua a thabhairt do William Muldoon le linn rith 9 mbliana Muldoon mar Chraobh an Domhain. Bhí Whistler san iomaíocht go príomha i wrestling Greco-Rómhánach, an stíl ceannasach i

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Prizefighters Meet in Liverpool Pub

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For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, nuair a stad siad isteach ag a

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Zbyszko Injures Dr. Roller

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On May 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, Nua-Eabhrac. Zbyszko, a Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion from Poland, wanted to generate interest in a potential match with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. While Dr. Roller was never able to beat Gotch, he was considered one of the top American

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EdStranglerLewis’ Cnaipe Marfach

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Leading into his January 24, 1921 title match with former world champion Earl Caddock, Curadh Domhanda Trom-mheáchain Wrestling Ed “StranglerLewis was reputed to have injured his previous two opponents, Wladek Zbyszko and Joe Stecher, with his headlock. Lewis would use the headlock to hip toss his opponent to the floor. Zbyszko was knocked senseless, when his head hit the

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Conas Athsheoladh Mór a Shocrú

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On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Martin “Feirmeoir” Bhuail Burns le Fred Beell beag ach cumhachtach. Cé gur mheáigh an dá wrestlers 165 punt, “Feirmeoir” Sheas Burns 5’11” go Béal Feirste 5’04”. Bhí buntáiste mór aoise ag an Beell 32 bliain d'aois thar an Burns 47 bliain d'aois áfach. Burns debuted i 1879, nuair a bhí Beell 3 bliana d'aois. Bhí na fir sceidealta do chluiche in Omaha, Nebraska, aon

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Wrestles Duncan Ross Sorakichi Matsuda

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Ar Aibreán 21, 1884, Donnchadh C. Bhuail Ross le Sorakichi Matsuda, ar a dtugtar freisin Matsada, an chéad wrestler gairmiúil Seapánach sna Stáit Aontaithe. Chuaigh Matsuda ar imirce go dtí na Stáit Aontaithe chun a bhrionglóid a bhaint amach a bheith ina wrestler gairmiúil toisc nach raibh sé ann i ndáiríre sa tSeapáin ag an am. 28-bliain d'aois rugadh Duncan Ross sa Tuirc de shliocht Albanach ar an Mhárta

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Márta 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans ó báthadh

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