Hack and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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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 “Y ofnadwy 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

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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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Ar Ragfyr 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. Chief Two Feathers entered the

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Hyrwyddwr Wrestling Ceisiau Bocsio

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Ar ddydd Mawrth, Ionawr 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, meddyg Seattle a wrestler pro a oedd yn ddigon da i ennill y Bencampwriaeth Pwysau Trwm America, Penderfynodd anesboniadwy i roi cynnig ar ei law yn bocsio proffesiynol. Ei wrthwynebydd yn gyfaill a sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, a fyddai'n ennill Pencampwriaeth Bocsio Pwysau Trwm y Byd Lliwiog. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Evan “Y Strangler” Lewis Ar gael

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Ym mis Ionawr 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “tagu Sorakichi i

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EdStrangler” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

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Ar ddydd Llun, Rhagfyr 13, 1920, EdStranglerLewis won the first of six World Heavyweight Wrestling Championships from Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher and Lewis met in a match lasting over three hours. Lewis made a mental error in

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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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 “Darnia” yn St. Louis during the 1904 Ffair y Byd. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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A Tale of Two Neuaddau Turnvereine

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Mae tynged llawer o St. Louis’ adeiladau hanesyddol brofi'r hen ddywediad ystad go iawn. Mae hyn i gyd am leoliad, Lleoliad, Lleoliad. Os yw'r adeilad yn y De St. Louis, mae ganddo well siawns o gael ei arbed na adeilad ar y Ochr y Gogledd. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Gwlad Pwyl, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Yn ôl Wikipedia, he chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. An article in the Walla Walla, Washington newspaper, The Evening Statesman’s Tuesday, Chwefror 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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