Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
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Balandžio 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
Balandžio 14, 1909, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met Yussif Mahmout, a skilled Bulgarian wrestler, in Chicago, Illinois for his title. Fans considered Mahmout a tough challenger primarily because they had not seen him wrestle. Emil Klank, Gotch’s manager, convinced foreign wrestlers with good reputations like Mahmout and Stanislaus Zbyszko to travel to America to challenge Gotch. Fans
Aleksandras “Alex” Aberg made headlines in 1917 during a lawsuit over his refusal to fulfill a wrestling committment in Boston during March 1917. Aberg agreed to wrestle Wladek Zbyszko, his main opponent during the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournaments, for Boston promoter George Touhey. Tačiau, Aberg pulled out of the bout shortly after signing an agreement to wrestle his
After marrying his wife Gladys and beating Georg Hackenschmidt a second time, both in 1911, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch began to wrestle a more limited schedule. His wife Gladys was not a big fan of wrestling and wanted her new husband to spend more time at home in Humboldt, Ajova. In the world of wrestling at the time,
Clarence Whistler gimė Indianoje 1856. Stovėdamas tik 5’09” ar taip ir sveria 165 svarų, Švilpukas buvo laikomas vienu galingiausių savo eros imtynininkų. Whistleris buvo vienintelis imtynininkas, galėjęs sunkiai praleisti Williamą Muldooną per 9 metus trukusį Muldoono bėgimą kaip pasaulio čempionas. Whistleris pirmiausia varžėsi graikų-romėnų imtyse, the dominant style in
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, when they stopped in at a
Gegužės 17, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko’s year-long tour of America continued as he met Dr. Benjamin F. Roller in Buffalo, New York. 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
Vedantis į jo sausį 24, 1921 titulo rungtynės su buvusiu pasaulio čempionu Earlu Caddocku, Pasaulio sunkiasvorių imtynių čempionas Ed “Strangler” Manoma, kad Lewisas sužeidė du ankstesnius varžovus, Wladek Zbyszko ir Joe Stecher, su savo galvos apdangalu. Lewisas naudojo galvos užraktą, kad numestų priešininką ant grindų. Zbyszko buvo išmuštas beprasmis, kai jo galva atsitrenkė į
On St. Patrick’s Day 1908, Kregždė “Ūkininkas” Burnsas sutiko mažą, bet galingą Fredą Beellu. Nors abu imtynininkai svėrė 165 svarų, “Ūkininkas” Burnsas stovėjo 5'11” į Beell's 5’04”. Tačiau 32-ejų Beellas turėjo didelį amžiaus pranašumą prieš 47-erių Burnsą.. Burnsas debiutavo 1879, kai Beellui buvo 3 metai. Vyrams buvo suplanuotos rungtynės Omahoje, Nebraska, vienas
Balandžio 21, 1884, Duncanas C. Ross met Sorakichi Matsuda, also known as Matsada, the first Japanese professional wrestler in the United States. Matsuda immigrated to the United States to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler because it didn’t really exist in Japan at the time. 28-year-old Duncan Ross was born in Turkey of Scottish descent on March
On St. Patrick’s Day, Kovas 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 from drowning