Zbyszko Bests Giant Nogert

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On January 11, 1911, world heavyweight wrestling championship contender Stanislaus Zbysko faced the challenge of the powerful but less talented Peter “Giant” Nogert. Nogert was a South African wrestler, who came to the United States for a few years in the early 1910s. Due to a strong international reputation, kai kurie amerikiečių imtynininkai anksčiau net tvirtino esantys Nogertas

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Changing Tastes

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In November 1923, St. Louis Star-Times reporter Billy Murphy interviewed St. Louis wrestling promoter John Contos. Murphy proposed to Contos that the era of dominant wrestlers like William Muldoon was over. Murphy spoke about the recent match betweenWorld ChampionHardneck Phillips and the game contender Webster O’Malley. Phillips successfully defended his championship by throwing O’Malley after 1 hour, 50

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Muldoon Spars With Sullivan

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William Muldoon was the reigning World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and a noted physical culturist, when Muldoon was engaged by John L. Sullivan’s backers to get their fighter in shape. Sullivan was the reigning World Heavyweight Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Champion. He signed an agreement to meet his toughest challenger, Jake Kilrain, in July 1889. Sullivan admitted he was in bad shape,

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Ad Wolgast laimėjo lengvo svorio titulą

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Antradienį, Vasaris 22, 1910, Ad Wolgast metė iššūkį pasaulio lengvojo svorio bokso čempionui, kovojančiam Nelsonui dėl Nelsono titulo Richmond arenoje Point Richmond mieste., Kalifornija. 28-erių Nelsonas iškovojo titulą nokautuodamas puikų Joe Gansą 1908. Bokso ekspertai nesitikėjo, kad Wolgastas nugalės Nelsoną, nors Wolgastas laikraštyje priėmė sprendimą dėl Nelsono. 1909. Punditai

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Lewis Frustrates Stecher and Mayor

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Ed “Strangler” 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”

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Stanislovas Zbyszko susitinka su Charley Olsonu

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Stanislovas Zbyszko gastroliavo JAV 1910 ruošiantis titulo rungtynėms su pasaulio sunkiasvorių imtynių čempionu Franku Gotchu vėliau šiais metais. Jo kelionė atvedė jį į Šv. Louis gegužės mėn 29, 1910. Zbyszko turėjo susitikti su aukštai vertinamu pussunkio svorio grupeliu Charley Olsonu. Olsonas buvo įgudęs imtynininkas, kurie treniravosi su Šv. Louis imtynininkas George'as

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Dr. Roller and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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Antradienį, Kovas 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 ir 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.

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Wladek Zbyszko Loses Unexpectedly

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Wladek Zbyszko’s legacy is often overshadowed by his brother Stanislaus Zbyszko. Stanislaus, kuris buvo 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. Deja, he didn’t arrive in the United States until 1914, when most wrestling matches were prearranged. Wladek had proved his bona

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