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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.
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 “Ūkininkas” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Tačiau, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Pagal 1902, George
Rugpjūčio 26, 1886, Evanas “Strangler” Lewisas susitiko su britų imtynių čempionas Tomas patranka Cincinnati, Ohajas. Per teisėtą imtynių eros, kiti kovotojai bijojo galingą Lewis, nes jo Stranglehold. Lewisas dirbo miego arterijų pasmaugti žinomas kaip galinio plika droselį į dziudo. Bent jau taip maniau iš pradžių ir dauguma istorikų citavo. Modernus
Šeštadienį, Lapkritis 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 protokolas. 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. Wasemas apsėstas
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
1910-aisiais, Amerikiečių profesionalios imtynės visam laikui perėjo nuo teisėtų imtynių varžybų prie iš anksto surengtų parodų. Gerbėjų susidomėjimas, Promotoriaus kontrolė ir mažesnis imtynininkų nusidėvėjimas – visa tai turėjo įtakos šiam perėjimui. Kitas mažiau kalbamas apie spaudimą buvo už paties sporto ribų. Prieš XX a, profesionalus boksas JAV buvo neteisėtas. Plikas snukis
RKO Pictures atnešė Dick Tracy komiksų personažą didžiajame ekrane gruodžio 1, 1945. Nors filmas tikrai “B” Filmas skirtas būti pirmiausia dvigubo sąskaitą, jis vis dar būtų buvę įdomūs daugelio gerbėjų populiarus komiksas. Česteris Gould sukurta juostelę spalio 1931 for the Detroit
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Ūkininkas” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 svarų. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. Nors ši istorija gali arba gali
“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!Frankas Gočas pažvelgė į savo varžovą George'ą Hackenschmidtą, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt