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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.
At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, decided to take some of the starch out of his challengers by matching them up
An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, which is why both promoters
Сьнежня 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Увайшоў начальнік Два Пёры
У аўторак, Студзеня 19, 1909, Доктар. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Доктар. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: Большасць баяліся таго, Рестлер 19-га стагоддзя. Эван Люіс быў кваліфікаваны спецыяліст прадастаўленню пры законнай прафесійнай эры барацьбы, хоць ён прыняць удзел у пару умоўны матчаў. У студзені 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “задушыць Соракічы да
У панядзелак, Сьнежня 13, 1920, І “Душыцель” Льюіс выйграў першы з шасці чэмпіянатаў свету па барацьбе ў цяжкай вазе ў Джо Стэчэра. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. За год да гэтага матчу, Стэхер і Льюіс сустрэліся ў матчы, які доўжыўся больш за тры гадзіны. Льюіс дапусціў разумовую памылку
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” ў Санкт-. Louis during the 1904 Сусветная выстава. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Луіс, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
The fate of much of St. Луіс’ historic buildings prove the old real estate adage. It’s all about location, location, location. If the building is in the South St. Луіс, it has a better chance of being saved than a building on the North Side. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
Станіслава Zbyszko нарадзіўся Станіслаў Ян Cygankiewicz красавіка 1, 1879 у Jodlow, Польшча, якая ўваходзіла ў склад Аўстра-Венгерскай імперыі. Згодна з Вікіпедыі, ён абраў імя кольца Станіслава Zbyszko таму што гэта было імя выдуманага польскага рыцара. Артыкул у Walla Walla, Газета Вашынгтон, Увечары дзяржаўнага дзеяча аўторак, Лютага 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and