Harcsporttörténész és harcművész
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
Csütörtökön, Január 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins megvédte amerikai birkózóbajnokságát egy feltörekvő iowai birkózó ellen. After the first fall, a szurkolók rájöttek, hogy ez volt a Frank Alvin Gotch legnehezebb meccse, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins legyőzte Gotchékat
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 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
Januárjában 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,
In late 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 “Földműves” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Viszont, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Által 1902, George
Augusztus 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis találkoztak a brit birkózás bajnok Tom Cannon Cincinnati, Ohio. A jogos birkózó-korszak, Más birkózók félt a hatalmas Lewis, mert az ő markában. Lewis foglalkoztatott a nyaki artéria megfojtja az úgynevezett hátsó meztelenül szívatószabályozó Judo. Legalábbis eredetileg ezt gondoltam, és a legtöbb történész idézte. Modern
Szombaton, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 jegyzőkönyv. 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 megszállta
Augusztus 2, 1947, Max M. A King Productions kiadta a Killer Dillt (1947), krimi, amelyben a profi birkózó, Mike Mazurki játssza a „Little Joe”-t, egy csatlós, aki egy bandaviadal mindkét oldalát megjátssza. Stuart Erwin a főszerepet Johnny "Killer" Dillként alakítja, fehérnemű tervező és eladó, akit az emberek gengszternek tévesztenek. Miután véletlenül belekeveredett egy bandaháborúba, his
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 “Vad Bill” Longson Salt Lake Cityben született, Utah, on June 8, 1906 de felnőtt élete nagy részét Szentpéterváron töltötte. Louis, Missouri. Miután profi birkózóként kezdte pályafutását 1931, Longson azon kapta magát, hogy a Tom Packs-nek dolgozik St. Louis. Valójában soha nem ment el, mert ez lesz az otthoni bázisa a hátralévő időre