Zbyszko xwb Westergard

Nyob rau lub ib hlis ntuj 10, 1912, Stanislaus Zbyszko txuas nws kev sib tw rau lwm cov npe no nrog ntiaj teb Heavyweight Wrestling tau zus ib Frank Gotch. Tswm nws thov, nws ruaj ib match nrog kev kawm Gotch tus hlub thiab protegé, Jake Westergard. Westergard tau thov ib tug questionable yeej lawm nws saib Gotch, leej twg ntshe nqig ntais ntawv los Westergard ua ib prearranged match.

Zbyszko tau tau zus ib lub Greco-Roman wrestling koom nrog ib repertoire uas tuas nyob rau catch-as-catch-can style xwb. Qhov ob peb Zbyszko puas tau muaj ob yam haib thiab cov kev khiav. Dua li ntawm nws raws li ntawm 5’09” thiab 236 phaus, Zbyszko no kuj yog deceptively ceev.

Weighed Jake Westergard 212 phaus tom qab 6’00” siab. Westergard tus nqua ntev yuav pub rau nws kom zoo dua ib tug hauv cov ntais ntawv, tiam sis nws yuav tsis tau txaus los mus yeej ntais ntawv.

Thaum lev pundits xav Zbyszko cov nyiam nyob ntais ntawv, Westergard yog ib tug credible challenger. Nws proved nws nqi li ib challenger nrog nws kev kawm hauv ntais ntawv.

Tus Salt Lake City, Pawg neeg Utah favored Westergard kom meej meej thiab tujtaws cheered nws mus ntais ntawv. Westergard nyob rau ntawm qhov ncauj mus ntais ntawv nrog rau counter ntawm nws wrestling defensive Zbyszko.

Tom qab tus tuav teb dab qhuas ntawm chaw ntiv nplhaib, cov txiv neej rov qab mus rau lawv cov fab ua ntej tying rov ntais ntawv. Lim tawm los rau cov tuav kaum puv feeb ua ntej Zbyszko ruaj ib headlock ib cov txiv neej. Westergard squirmed tam sim ntawd ua ntej Zbyszko ntes tau nws lawm. Txawm li cas los, Westergard twb tau kev khiav dua.

Westergard ces yeej ua hauj lwm rau ib tactic nws caj npab ntev los kuj yooj yim. Nws tau hu rau Zbyszko tus ceg thiab luag tus ntiv taw tuav. Ob peb zaug, nws ruaj cia thiab av nyob Zbyszko txoj ceg tendons.

Tsis zoo li nws saib Frank Gotch, leej twg yuav ua rau tus txiv neej ntawd xa mus rau tus tuav los yog muaj ib leeg tub, Westergard Zbyszko muab mob tiam sis yuav tsis muab nws. Zbyszko zoo txhawm dawb xwb kom muaj kev ruaj ntseg rau tus tuav dua Westergard.

Tom qab uas muab rau tus ntiv taw tuav, Westergard pib sib ntswg Zbyszko tus caj npab. Txawm li cas los, lub tactic muab Zbyszko kev qhib rau luag Westergard txoj ceg thiab nws coj nws pheej tawm lub caj npab sim twists.

Westergard yuav ua tau zoo ntawm cov contest seemed, Thaum twg Zbyszko dheev khaws nws tawm ntawm av thiab tsav nws lub taub hau ua ntej rau hauv daim lev. Westergard sim kev khiav, tiam sis Zbyszko cia nws lub hauv siab nrog lub Westergard rov. Zbyszko lub caij rov tom qab tau nws ruaj ntseg Westergard far caj npab thiab qhov nws ntog nws nraub qaum rau thawj thaum qaug 1 teev, 2 feeb.

Raws li lub caij nplooj zeeg thawj, nws coob kiv cua los nyob rau ib match ntev. Txawm li cas los, Zbyszko pov tseg ntawm Westergard rau cov ob thiab kawg ntog hauv 7 feeb, 11 tuav vib nas this nrog ib lub cev thim rov qab. Westergard yuav tsis tau zoo tu qab tso los ntawm tus muab ntawm nws lub taub hau ntawm lub caij nplooj zeeg thawj.

Dua li ntawm knocking tawm ntawm nws lub protegé, Zbyszko los tseem yuav tau tag kev cia siab rau tus me nyuam no yuav tau lwm cov npe tua rau Frank Gotch. Gotch yog enjoying nws tshiab tsev neeg qhov xwm txheej ntawd rau nws tus poj niam Gladys. Yog tim 1913, nws yuav tsum retired.

Stanislaus Zbyszko tsis so num lawm kom 1928, thaum nws muaj 49 xyoo. Kaum ib xyoos dhau ntawm nws cov hauj lwm nyob hauv lub prearranged era, thaum nws wrestled miv nrog lwm wrestlers txawm tias nws yuav legitimately swb “Loj” Wayne Munn hauv 1925.

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Tau qhov twg los: Tus Salt Lake City Tribune, Lub ib hlis ntuj 11, 1912 ib tsab, p. 10

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