Ændrer smag

john-CONTOS-kort-i-1923

In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times reporter Billy Murphy interviewede St.. Louis wrestling promotor John Contos. Murphy foreslog overfor Contos, at den dominerende wrestlers æra som William Muldoon var forbi. Murphy talte om den nylige kamp mellem “Verdensmester” Hardneck Phillips og spilkonkurrencen Webster O’Malley. Phillips forsvarede med succes sit mesterskab ved at kaste O’Malley efter 1 hour, 50

Del
» Læs mere

Muldoon Spars med Sullivan

william-Muldoon

William Muldoon var den regerende World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion og en bemærket fysisk kulturforsker, da Muldoon blev forlovet af John L. Sullivans bagmænd for at få deres fighter i form. Sullivan var den regerende World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. Han underskrev en aftale om at møde sin hårdeste udfordrer, Jake Kilrain, i juli 1889. Sullivan indrømmede, at han var i dårlig form,

Del
» Læs mere

The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)

ricardo-cortez

Oktober 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men

Del
» Læs mere

Lewis Frustrates Stecher and Mayor

young-ed-strangler-lewis

EdStrangler” Lewis and Joe Stecher conducted one of the greatest rivalries of the early arranged professional wrestling exhibition era. Lewis and Stecher wrestled many times including a five and a half hour draw in 1916. Several of their early matches appeared to be legitimate. Legend also has it that Lewis actually had to beat Stecher in a “shoot match”

Del
» Læs mere

Dr. Roller and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

dr-benjamin-rulle

På tirsdag, Marts 22, 1910, Dr. Benjamin Roller met Stanislaus Zbyszko in a legitimate wrestling match. Professional wrestling would transition from legitimate contest to staged exhibition between 1910 og 1920. Dr. Benjamin Roller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania by playing professional football. Roller accepted an academic appointment in physiology where he assisted in the writing of a textbook. Dr.

Del
» Læs mere

Wladek Zbyszko Loses Unexpectedly

wladek-zbyszko

Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, som var 12 years older, posed the last real threat to Frank Gotch’s World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Wladek Zbyszko was a skilled wrestler in his own right. Desværre, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

Del
» Læs mere

Charley Olson dræber wrestler

quinn-baptiste-og-olson

Jeg har ofte fundet ud af, at den største udfordring ved at forske i tidlig professionel wrestling er at adskille fakta fra fiktion. Selv når bryderne konkurrerede i legitime kampe, de ofte oppustede resultater, opbygget apokryfisk folklore omkring deres sejre og opdigtede fantasifulde fortællinger for at bortforklare deres tab. Professionel brydning udsprang fra karnevalerne og beholdt denne kunsts salgsfremmende instinkter. St.

Del
» Læs mere

Stanislaus Zbyszko Nederlag Tidligere Boxer

Stanislaus-Zbyszko

Den January 10, 1910, recently arrived Polish wrestler Stanislaus Zbyszko took on Charlie “The Kid” Cutler in a best two-out-of-three falls match. Cutler had been a boxer in a troupe run by John L. Sullivan before transitioning to wrestling. While Cutler was extremely tough, Stanislaus Zbyszko had been wrestling since his youth. Zbyszko would use these skills to overcome Cutler

Del
» Læs mere

Allen kæmper Mace om verdensmesterskabet

ung-jem-mace

Tom Allen blev født i Birmingham, England, men kæmpede nogle af sine mest berømte kampe i Amerika. I 1867, Allen flyttede til St. Louis, den største by vest for Mississippi. Allen rejste aldrig og ville bruge St. Louis som sin hjemmebase for at træne til præmiekampe. Allen kæmpede for det meste i bare kno præmiekampe, som amerikansk boksning ikke ville være

Del
» Læs mere
1 22 23 24 25 26 67