Beell Beats “Americus”

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In January 1905, well-regarded wrestler Gus Schoenlein, also known as Americus, agreed to meet Fred Beell in Schoenlein’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Schoenlein expected to beat Beell easily. At 5’10” u 210 liri, “Americus” towered over the 5’04”, 170 pound Beell. While Beell was powerfully built, Schoenlein’s 40 pounds was a mountainous advantage. Both men were skilled wrestlers though. Tieni,

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Masked Marvel Beats Lurich

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(This post is an exert from my newest book Masked Marvel to the Rescue: The Gimmick That Saved the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament available on Amazon.) The fall version of the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament was struggling with attendance and interest, when promoter Sam Rachmann struck promotional gold by introducing a masked wrestler into his tournament. The Masked Marvel stormed

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Planned LewisZbyszko Match

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When Billy Sandow and Ed Lewis decided Stanislaus Zbyszko’s title reign had run out of promotional steam, they decided to “win” back the title in March 1922. St. Louis promoter John Contos was able to secure the big rematch, which would occur at the St. Louis Coliseum nhar il-Ħamis, Diċembru 14, 1922. By this time, American professional wrestling outside of

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Russian Lion Defeats Terrible Turk

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Nhar is-Sibt, Jannar 30, 1904, George Hackenschmidt defended his Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship against Ahmed Medrali. “Il-Lion Russu” would have to defeat “The Terrible Turk” to retain his championship. Promoters selected the giant Medrali, who was 6’02” u 224 liri, to defeat the seemingly invincible Hackenschmidt. George Hackenschmidt stood only 5’09” tall and weighed 209 liri. Despite his smaller

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Face Hart taħbita Up Fist Johnson

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On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Wara 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Daħal ukoll bħala wieħed minn

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Thiebaud Bauer Tiċħad Partiti Ħadem fl 1876

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Thiebaud jew Theobald Bauer kien wrestler Franċiż, li speċjalizzat fil-lotta Greko-Rumana. Bauer wasal fl-Amerika matul 1875 bi talba dubju]a g[all-Kampjonat Dinji Greco-Ruman Heavyweight Wrestling. Kien jiddefendi t-titlu tiegħu għal 5 snin sakemm megħlub minn William Muldoon fi 1880. Jekk il-partitarji tal-lotta huma familjari ma 'Bauer għal kollox, huwa normalment bħala l-avversarju

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Joe Stecher Throws Dan Kolov

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Nhar il-Ħamis, Novembru 22, 1923, St. Il-promotur ta’ Louis John Contos laqa’ karta kontroversjali kkompletata minn partita bejn Joe Stecher u Dan Kolov, wrestler Bulgaru li ġej u ġej. Il-karta kienet koperta minn John E. Wray, l-Editur Sportiv għas-St. Louis Post-Dispaċċ. Il-karta kienet kontroversjali minħabba li tnejn mill-akbar stilel fil-lotta ġew reklamati iżda le

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Alias ​​l Champ (1949)

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Kumpaniji Broadcast kienu qed ifittxu għall-kontenut matul il-jiem bikrija tal-televiżjoni. Minbarra films anzjani u xi produzzjonijiet kumpanija xandira, isports kienu sors ta 'programmazzjoni għal stazzjonijiet tat-televiżjoni ħafna. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star

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Leġġenda ta 'Yusuf Ismail

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Yusuf Ismail ġġieled fl-Istati Uniti biss għal sitt xhur fl-ewwel nofs ta ' 1898. Fl-ewwel logħba sinifikanti tiegħu, huwa ġie skwalifikat għal fawl vizzjuż. Fl-unika logħba oħra sinifikanti tiegħu, huwa ta lil Evan “Strangler” Lewis is-swat ta ’ħajtu. Madankollu l-mawra qasira tiegħu fl-Istati Uniti għamlitu leġġenda. Ismail daħal fil -

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Gotch Tiltaqa Match fl Zbyszko

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Fuq lejl il-Ħamis, Novembru 25, 1909, Wrestling Dinja Champion Frank Gotch sodisfatti Wrestling Pollakk Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko għal taqbila żvantaġġ fil Buffalo, New York. Gotch qablu li jitlef il-bout jekk hu ma setax tarmi Zbyszko darbtejn fis-siegħa. Daqs u saħħa Zbyszko ħolqu problemi għall Gotch, li jintiżnu 190 liri biex l Zbyszko 260 liri. Madankollu, Zbyszko

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