Ahli Sejarah Sukan Pertempuran dan Seniman Mempertahankan Diri
Posts about catch-as-catch-can or catch wrestling matches, the dominant style of wrestling in the United States after 1890.
Pada hari Khamis, Januari 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins mempertahankan Kejohanan Gusti Amerikanya menentang ahli gusti yang akan datang dari Iowa. After the first fall, peminat menyedari ia adalah perlawanan paling sukar bagi c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins telah mengalahkan Gotch's
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
Pada bulan Januari 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,
Pada akhir 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 “Petani” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Walau bagaimanapun, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Oleh 1902, George
On August 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. Sekurang-kurangnya itulah yang saya fikirkan pada asalnya dan kebanyakan ahli sejarah telah memetik. moden
Pada hari Sabtu, 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 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 dirasuk
On August 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions mengeluarkan Killer Dill (1947), sebuah filem jenayah yang dilakonkan oleh ahli gusti profesional Mike Mazurki sebagai "Little Joe", seorang kaki tangan yang memainkan kedua-dua belah pertelingkahan kumpulan. Stuart Erwin membintangi sebagai Johnny "Killer" Dill, seorang pereka pakaian dan jurujual, yang orang silap sebagai gangster. Selepas secara tidak sengaja melibatkan dirinya dalam perang kumpulan, beliau
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 dilahirkan di Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 8, 1906 tetapi menghabiskan sebahagian besar kehidupan dewasanya di St. Louis, Missouri. Selepas memulakan kerjayanya sebagai ahli gusti profesional di 1931, Longson mendapati dirinya bekerja untuk Tom Packs di St. Louis. Dia tidak pernah benar-benar pergi kerana ia akan menjadi pangkalannya untuk selebihnya