25.05.2004, 21:25
Ich habe mir mal ueberlegt ein Thread zumachen ueber Wrestling Artikel,Zeitungsberichte oder Storys ueber das Wrestling.Also wer einen zeitungsbericht hat oder einen Artikel der kann ihn hier rein posten.Ich werde soweit es geht immer Artikel/Berichte/Storys hier posten,auf English.Ihr koennt es ergaenzen vielleicht weiss jemand mehr darueber oder was dazusagen :winke: Ich hoffe der thread wird voll.Also hier die ersten Wrestling Story`s die ich fand.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Stevens Point Daily Journal
Friday, April 23, 1926
Wrestler Murdered for His Failure to ‘Throw” Bout, Claim
Chicago, Ill., April 23 – (UP) – Reports that Andre Anderson, prize fighter and wrestler, was murdered for failure to comply with the demands of gambler that he “throw” a bout with Wayne “Big” Munn, were placed before authorities today for investigation.
Anderson was shot down and killed in a Cicero, Ill. Saloon nearly two months ago. Police at the time followed a theory that Anderson had been involved in a beer war.
Today, however, Chief of Dectectives Schoemaker announced he was in possession of information tending to show that Anderson’s murder was brought about because he had failed to “lay down” and allow Munn to win in a boxing exhibition match at Kansas City.
Thursday, December 24, 1925
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton Post Crescent
Munn Loses 1st Fight As Boxer
Big Wayne, Nursing Badly Bruised Chin, Drops Ring “Career” After One Round
Kansas City – (AP) – Nursing a battered chin, Wayne (Big) Munn, Thursday had given up dreams of a career in the prize ring. Munn concluded that the equipment necessary to success in the wrestling game avails nothing in boxing shortly after he stepped inside the ropes here Wednesday night with Andre Anderson, heavyweight boxer of Chicago. Gloves thudded on Munn’s chin and two minutes after the opening of the first round, he was counted out. It was his second and final appearance in the role of a boxer.
“I guess I wasn’t cut out for boxing,” Munn said after the bout. “I’ll stick to wrestling hereafter.”
Munn showed no aptitude with the gloves, scoring only one solid blow. He had no defense for the short straight jabs delivered by Anderson. The knockout came after the wrestler had been sent down for a count of nine.
Munn, weighing 259 pounds, had a 20-pound advantage over his opponent.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Telegram
June 9, 1925
Former Wrestler Commits Suicide
New Britain, June 8 – (AP) – Philip Benefant, 40 years old, committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver this morning at Maple Hill, Hewington. He entered a neighbor’s yard, placed the muzzle of the revolver in his mouth and pulled the trigger. Deather was almost instantaneous. For the past two years, Bonefant had been in ill health and feared that he might become helpless. At one time, he was a well-known wrestler. He is survived by his wife and a child, as well as his parents who live in this city.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Stevens Point Daily Journal
Friday, April 23, 1926
Wrestler Murdered for His Failure to ‘Throw” Bout, Claim
Chicago, Ill., April 23 – (UP) – Reports that Andre Anderson, prize fighter and wrestler, was murdered for failure to comply with the demands of gambler that he “throw” a bout with Wayne “Big” Munn, were placed before authorities today for investigation.
Anderson was shot down and killed in a Cicero, Ill. Saloon nearly two months ago. Police at the time followed a theory that Anderson had been involved in a beer war.
Today, however, Chief of Dectectives Schoemaker announced he was in possession of information tending to show that Anderson’s murder was brought about because he had failed to “lay down” and allow Munn to win in a boxing exhibition match at Kansas City.
Thursday, December 24, 1925
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton Post Crescent
Munn Loses 1st Fight As Boxer
Big Wayne, Nursing Badly Bruised Chin, Drops Ring “Career” After One Round
Kansas City – (AP) – Nursing a battered chin, Wayne (Big) Munn, Thursday had given up dreams of a career in the prize ring. Munn concluded that the equipment necessary to success in the wrestling game avails nothing in boxing shortly after he stepped inside the ropes here Wednesday night with Andre Anderson, heavyweight boxer of Chicago. Gloves thudded on Munn’s chin and two minutes after the opening of the first round, he was counted out. It was his second and final appearance in the role of a boxer.
“I guess I wasn’t cut out for boxing,” Munn said after the bout. “I’ll stick to wrestling hereafter.”
Munn showed no aptitude with the gloves, scoring only one solid blow. He had no defense for the short straight jabs delivered by Anderson. The knockout came after the wrestler had been sent down for a count of nine.
Munn, weighing 259 pounds, had a 20-pound advantage over his opponent.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Telegram
June 9, 1925
Former Wrestler Commits Suicide
New Britain, June 8 – (AP) – Philip Benefant, 40 years old, committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver this morning at Maple Hill, Hewington. He entered a neighbor’s yard, placed the muzzle of the revolver in his mouth and pulled the trigger. Deather was almost instantaneous. For the past two years, Bonefant had been in ill health and feared that he might become helpless. At one time, he was a well-known wrestler. He is survived by his wife and a child, as well as his parents who live in this city.