સ્ટેનિસ્લાઉસ ઝબીઝ્કો ચાર્લી ઓલ્સનને મળે છે

સ્ટેનિસ્લોસ ઝબીઝ્કોએ યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સની મુલાકાત લીધી 1910 વર્ષના અંતમાં વર્લ્ડ હેવીવેઇટ રેસલિંગ ચેમ્પિયન ફ્રેન્ક ગોચ સાથે ટાઇટલ મેચની તૈયારીમાં. તેમનો પ્રવાસ તેમને સેન્ટ. મે પર લુઇસ 29, 1910. Zbyszko અત્યંત પ્રતિષ્ઠિત હળવા હેવીવેઇટ ગ્રેપલર ચાર્લી ઓલ્સનને મળવાનું હતું.

ઓલ્સન કુશળ કુસ્તીબાજ હતા, જેમણે સેન્ટ સાથે તાલીમ લીધી હતી. Louis wrestler George Baptiste and was based out of St. લૂઈસ. તેમ છતાં, Olson weighed 180 pounds at his heaviest. Zbsyzko was the same height at 5’09” but he weighed 245 pounds for the match. Zbyszko was a massive weightlifter, so he had size and strength not just mass.

Olson was game though and showed up for their match at the Olympic Theater confident of at least giving Zbyszko a tough match. Zbyszko wouldn’t be denied on his tour though and defeated Olson in two straight falls.

Keen observers did see some areas of concern when Zbyszko actually wrestled Gotch, who was a talented technical wrestler with good size and strength. Gotch was nearly 6 foot tall and weighed between 198 અને 210 પાઉન્ડ.

Zbyszko was more familiar with Greco-Roman wrestling than catch-as-catch-can, the dominant American style and the style for this match with Olson. Zbyszko undertook the tour to help him adapt to this wrestling style.

Zbyszko’s lack of exposure to catch-as-catch-can made him very defensive. Olson was able to take Zbyszko’s back at one point but was unable to take Zbyszko off his feet. The constant strain of trying to move Zbyszko eventually tired Olson.

After over 25 minutes of wrestling, Zbyszko secured a back hold and scissors for the first fall at the 28 minute mark. After an intermission, the men met for the second fall, which Zbyszko dominated. Zbyszko eventually secured an arm hold into a roll for the second fall in 16 મિનિટ.

Zbyszko’s tour helped build anticipation for his match with Gotch. Gotch would use a dirty tactic to win the first fall of this bout. The match is shrouded in controversy to this day. After this one title match, Gotch never wrestled Zbyszko again before retiring in 1913.

Zbyszko returned to Europe in frustration during 1914. Caught up in World War II, he would not return to America until 1921, when he was in his early 40s. Despite his advanced age, અને “Strangler” Lewis said Zbyszko and Joe “Toots” Mondt were the only wrestlers who could give him a legitimate contest.

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Sources: સ્ટ્રીટ. લૂઇસ પોસ્ટ ડિસ્પેચ, કરી શકે છે 30, 1910 આવૃત્તિ, પૃષ્ઠ. 10 અને Hooker by Lou Thesz

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