06.12.2006, 16:44
5 Januar 1968
Augusta Chronicle
Augusta, Georgia
Hope this fan wasn`t really that rabid
A masked heavyweight professional wrestler, who works under the name of Mr. Wrestling, had to be rushed to a hospital Wednesday night after accepting a challenge from a fan and having his finger bitten off.
The match had been set up two weeks earlier when the unidentified fan, a pretty hefty fellow himself, dared Mr Wrestling to take him on.
During the Wednesday night match, the fan bit one of the professional?s fingers off at the knuckle.
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Das hier ist der beruehmte Shoot indem Mr Wrestling (Tim Woods) seine Finger abgebissen wurden von einem Idioten. Dickie Steinborn schrieb mal folgendes ueber diesen Vorfall:
Let`s set the record straight. Arnold Sparling was his name. It seemed that promoter Fred Ward had Tim Woods challenge people on his Saturday morning wrestling show, to take on all comers with a $1000.00 going to the winners, should he be beat. Tim`s amateur background from a Minnisota college, truly backed up his ability.
Tim personally told me what happened. The Saturday before the Wednesday show, on live TV, Spurling was interviewed. Tim said he sounded like a pro, boasting what he was going to do to Tim Woods alias Mr. Wrestling that coming Wednesday night.
The head of the security police at the City Auditorium, prewarned Fred Ward that this guy was trouble. When both men entered the middle of the ring, that Wednesday night for their showdown, Spurling suckered punched the mild mabbered Tim Woods, ripped his mask off and threw it to the audience. Everyone was stunned. Tim sat up and buried his face between his knees. Spurling did something no other wrestler was capable of doing for over a year. The Mask was thrown back into the ring and the referee handed it to Tim. Now Woods realized what he was in for. He quickly went behind Spurling and took him down amateur style. Spurling was out of shape , just about blown up and slowly crawled to the ropes, while Tim rode his back amateur style. They were ordered to break and return to the center ring. Again, Woods takes him down, rides his back, and Spurling crawls again to reach the bottom rope. Tim went on to tell me that he realized that Spurling was now completely exhausted and he was ready for the pin. He took him down again, and put on the breaks, as he was being drug to the ropes for the third time, with Tims hand exposed underneath
Spurling bit as hard as he could, to dislodge the tip of Woods finger from his hand. Tim said " What pissed me off, he stood up and discussedly spit that finger onto the mat. Tim charged him for a double leg takedown, which sent Spurling out of the ring and onto the floor. Woods then stepped through the ropes and jumped down onto Spurlings body, sprawled on the cement floor. Spurlings henchmen came out of the audience, which then emptied the dressing rooms to end the malay. At the hospital, Tim walked up to Spurling, laying on the table, and asked him why this had to occur. I don`t recall his answer. Spurling thought he was tough and had to resort to a deed of a coward. Any other wrestler would have responed to Mr Spurling, by quickly dislodging one of his eye*******. Mr Spurling was a lucky man.
I did hear he was shot and killed by an officer of the law, in Columbus Georgia. , but I could stand to be corrected on his deasth. It was not a work, and an unfortunate thing that happened to one of the boys.
Some years earlier, Sonny Meyers was wrestling in Hogansville Georgia, when an irrate fan plunged a knife into his stomach and walked halfway around his body, causing 188 stitches. These are unfortunate things that happen in the wrestling business and certainly need to be clarify.
Augusta Chronicle
Augusta, Georgia
Hope this fan wasn`t really that rabid
A masked heavyweight professional wrestler, who works under the name of Mr. Wrestling, had to be rushed to a hospital Wednesday night after accepting a challenge from a fan and having his finger bitten off.
The match had been set up two weeks earlier when the unidentified fan, a pretty hefty fellow himself, dared Mr Wrestling to take him on.
During the Wednesday night match, the fan bit one of the professional?s fingers off at the knuckle.
Info
Das hier ist der beruehmte Shoot indem Mr Wrestling (Tim Woods) seine Finger abgebissen wurden von einem Idioten. Dickie Steinborn schrieb mal folgendes ueber diesen Vorfall:
Let`s set the record straight. Arnold Sparling was his name. It seemed that promoter Fred Ward had Tim Woods challenge people on his Saturday morning wrestling show, to take on all comers with a $1000.00 going to the winners, should he be beat. Tim`s amateur background from a Minnisota college, truly backed up his ability.
Tim personally told me what happened. The Saturday before the Wednesday show, on live TV, Spurling was interviewed. Tim said he sounded like a pro, boasting what he was going to do to Tim Woods alias Mr. Wrestling that coming Wednesday night.
The head of the security police at the City Auditorium, prewarned Fred Ward that this guy was trouble. When both men entered the middle of the ring, that Wednesday night for their showdown, Spurling suckered punched the mild mabbered Tim Woods, ripped his mask off and threw it to the audience. Everyone was stunned. Tim sat up and buried his face between his knees. Spurling did something no other wrestler was capable of doing for over a year. The Mask was thrown back into the ring and the referee handed it to Tim. Now Woods realized what he was in for. He quickly went behind Spurling and took him down amateur style. Spurling was out of shape , just about blown up and slowly crawled to the ropes, while Tim rode his back amateur style. They were ordered to break and return to the center ring. Again, Woods takes him down, rides his back, and Spurling crawls again to reach the bottom rope. Tim went on to tell me that he realized that Spurling was now completely exhausted and he was ready for the pin. He took him down again, and put on the breaks, as he was being drug to the ropes for the third time, with Tims hand exposed underneath
Spurling bit as hard as he could, to dislodge the tip of Woods finger from his hand. Tim said " What pissed me off, he stood up and discussedly spit that finger onto the mat. Tim charged him for a double leg takedown, which sent Spurling out of the ring and onto the floor. Woods then stepped through the ropes and jumped down onto Spurlings body, sprawled on the cement floor. Spurlings henchmen came out of the audience, which then emptied the dressing rooms to end the malay. At the hospital, Tim walked up to Spurling, laying on the table, and asked him why this had to occur. I don`t recall his answer. Spurling thought he was tough and had to resort to a deed of a coward. Any other wrestler would have responed to Mr Spurling, by quickly dislodging one of his eye*******. Mr Spurling was a lucky man.
I did hear he was shot and killed by an officer of the law, in Columbus Georgia. , but I could stand to be corrected on his deasth. It was not a work, and an unfortunate thing that happened to one of the boys.
Some years earlier, Sonny Meyers was wrestling in Hogansville Georgia, when an irrate fan plunged a knife into his stomach and walked halfway around his body, causing 188 stitches. These are unfortunate things that happen in the wrestling business and certainly need to be clarify.