Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
Kad Pasaules čempions smagajā svarā Viljams Muldūns izstājās 1889, viņš cerēja, ka viņa aizstāvis Ernests Rēbers tiks atzīts par jauno čempionu. Tomēr, Muldūns ieguva savu titulu grieķu-romiešu cīņā, kas bija Vācijā dzimušā Rēbera zināšanas. Diemžēl, Mārtiņa varoņdarbiem “Lauksaimnieks” Bērnss un Evans “Strangler” Lūiss katapultēja noķer kā-noķer-var cīkstēšanos dominējošā stilā. Rēberam bija a
When “Krievu Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, pazīstams kā “Kapāt” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 protokols. Bīls uzvarēja
Džo Aktons bija viens no labākajiem Anglijas cīkstoņiem 19. gadsimtā. 151-mārciņa Acton pārdzīvoja Anglijas middleweight rindās pirms aršana caur smagsvari. Pēc pukstēšana labākais Anglija bija piedāvāt ieskaitot Tom Cannon, Acton nolēma pārbaudīt savas spējas, Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. Līdz 1904 vai 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,
Jim Londos rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. Tomēr, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during
Oktobrī 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) čempionāts, bet palika ārpus uzmanības loka līdz
Novembrī 7, 1908, Čārlzs Olsons satikās “Americus” Guss Šonleins par pasaules čempionātu vieglajā smagajā cīņā. Mačs izrādījās tik aizraujošs, kā novērotājiem bija aizdomas, bet tas beidzās ar strīdiem. Olsons stāvēja 6’01” bet svēra tikai 170 mārciņas. Dzimis Makss Flaskamps Krēfeldē, Ziemeļreinā-Vestfālenē 1879, viņš pieņēma vārdu Čārlzs vai Čārlijs Olsons
Giovanni Raicevich stood only 5’07” tall but weighed a muscular 220 mārciņas. Raicevich carried pro bodybuilder type muscle 50 years before the steroid era. Tomēr, when it came to wrestling, Raicevich’s skill set was not quite as developed as his physique. Raicevich was one of many foreign wrestlers, who traveled to America to take on Frank Gotch after he defeated
Ziemassvētku naktī 1911, Staņislavs Zbiško tikās ar Džovanni Raicieviču ļoti gaidītā smagsvara cīņā. Zbyszko, kurš cīnījās par revanša cīņu ar pasaules čempionu smagajā svarā Frenku Goču, piekrita iemest Raiceviču 3 reizes iekšā 90 minūtes vai tiks pasludināts par zaudētāju. Kad vīrieši iegāja slavenajā Madison Square Garden Ņujorkā, Zbyszko nepārprotami bija