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Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
Nan Jedi, Janvye 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins te defann chanpyona lit Ameriken li kont yon wrèstè k ap vini soti nan Iowa.. Apre premye sezon otòn la, fanatik yo reyalize se te match ki pi difisil nan c Frank Alvin Gotch la, Humboldt a, Iowa ti gason fèm ki ta defèt Georg Hackenschmidt pou koup la Mondyal lour nan 1908, te Jenkins’ pwovokatè. Jenkins te bat Gotch a
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novanm 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
Nan mwa janvye 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
Nan fen 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Kiltivatè” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Sepandan, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Pa 1902, George
Sou Out 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis te rankontre Lit Britanik la Champion Tom Cannon nan Cincinnati, Ohio. Pandan epòk la lit lejitim, lòt luteur te pè Lewis nan pwisan paske nan anpriz l '. Lewis travay yon trangle carotid atè li te ye kòm dèyè toufe nan toutouni nan judo. Omwen se sa mwen te panse orijinèlman e pifò istoryen yo te site. Modèn
Nan samdi, Novanm 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minit. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem posede
Sou Out 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions te pibliye Killer Dill (1947), yon fim krim ke wrèstle pwofesyonèl Mike Mazurki jwe "Little Joe", yon kokenn k ap jwe toulède pati yon gang. Stuart Erwin jwe kòm Johnny "Killer" Dill, yon designer lenjri ak vandè, moun ki fè erè pou yon gangster. Apre aksidantèlman enplike tèt li nan yon lagè gang, l '
When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the
Willard “Wild Bill” Longson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 8, 1906 but spent most of his adult life in St. Louis, Missouri. After beginning his career as a professional wrestler in 1931, Longson found himself working for Tom Packs in St. Louis. He never really left as it would be his home base for the remainder