Masked Marvel Throws Berner

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Wrestling promoter Samuel Rachman created the International Wrestling Tournament in Spring 1915 to highlight the abilities of Aleksander “Алекс” Аберг. Aberg was the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. Rachman believed Aberg could beat any wrestler. Rachman also wanted to lure Frank Gotch, the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, out of retirement to wrestle with Aberg. Gotch wrestled George Lurich in

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Stecher Beats Westergaard in Lincoln

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In a blog post last month, I wrote about the difficulty promoters had in staging the Joe Stecher vs Jess Westergaard match. Originally scheduled for Omaha, Nebraska, the Omaha Chief of Police and Police Commissioner were concerned about the match being prearranged or a “работа”. They didn’t want gamblers being taken in by the exhibition. To prevent this occurrence, they

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Mail Order JuJitsu in 1921

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An ad was printed in the January 16, 1921 издание Санкт-. Louis Post-Dispatch advertising a mail order course on Jujitsu from Capt. Allan Smith. Capt. Smith was originally born in Scotland but was fascinated with demonstrations of Japanese Jujitsu (actually Judo) he saw in England. Smith traveled to Japan with a company and learned Judo reaching 1st degree

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Фрэнк Готч платит его сборы

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Фрэнк Готч, the farm boy from Humboldt, Айова, would defeat George Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1908. This victory and his subsequent defeat of “Hack” in the 1911 rematch cemented Gotch’s place as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Gotch was a very talented wrestler but he was not the undefeated wunderkind of legend. Gotch

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Джейк Килрейн коробки на ничью

Джейк-Килрейн

While famous for fighting John L. Салливан в последнем призовом бою на чемпионате мира, который проводился по правилам голых пальцев, Джейк Килрейн также принял участие во многих боях в перчатках.. Бои за приз переходили от правил боя на кулаках к боям в перчатках по правилам маркиза Куинсберри. (ранний любительский и профессиональный бокс) в конце 19 века. Как Салливан, Kilrain would fight in major

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Zbyszko Defeats Westergard

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Января 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko continued his campaign for another title shot with World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. To press his claim, he secured a match with Gotch training partner and protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard claimed a questionable win over his mentor Gotch, who probably dropped the match to Westergard in a prearranged match. Zbyszko was a skilled

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Начальник полиции предотвращает борьбу

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Omaha Chief of Police H.W. Dunn created headlines on March 28, 1915, when he issued an order banning the advertised professional wrestling match between Joe Stecher and Jess Westergaard. The April 6, 1915 match was scheduled for the Omaha Auditorium. The chief actually issued the order at the behest of Superintendent of Police A.C. Kugel. Kugel issued a statement to

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Stecher and Zbyszko Complete Deal

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Декабря 13, 1920, <Промежуток bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "16" bbox_h = "19" FSIZE = "13" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = " “<Промежуток bbox_x = "949" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" FSIZE = "13" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = "” Lewis defeated Joe Stecher for his World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Professional wrestling was a staged exhibition by 1920. <Промежуток bbox_x = "543" bbox_y = "1494" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" FSIZE = "14" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = ", such was the strong feelings between the men that the match may have been a “shoot” or legitimate match in which Lewis took the belt. Whether the outcome of the match was real, the feud

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Эван “<Промежуток bbox_x = "949" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" FSIZE = "13" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = "” Льюис показывает среднюю полосу

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Эван “<Промежуток bbox_x = "949" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" FSIZE = "13" fweight = "3" красный = "255" зеленый = "255" синий = "255" альфа = "” Льюис, также называется Эван Льюис “душитель”, был профессиональным борцом с 1882 для 1899. Lewis was the first American Heavyweight Catch-as-Catch Can Wrestling Champion. He was also the first wrestler to perfect the “stranglehold” или “hang hold”, который современные поклонники ММА знают как удушающий прием гильотины. Lewis made his professional debut by winning a 64 мужской турнир

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Фермер Бернс Beats Чемпионом Мичиган

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Мартин “Фермер” Burns is famous today as the trainer of legendary wrestler Frank Gotch. “Фермер” Бернс был большой борец в своем собственном праве. Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the legitimate pro wrestling era despite being only 165 фунты. В 1891, Бернс, как Айова супертяжелом весе принял от х. Комсток, Мичиган в супертяжелом весе. J.C. Comstock was

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