Word: glanely
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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That last week's bout ended in a riot was much less remarkable than the fact that it occurred at all. For the past six years, ever since onetime Champion Ed ("Strangler") Lewis filed a protest after a match with Henri De Glane which was considered justified by some state athletic commissions but not by others, there have been two or more claimants for the wrestling championship. Far from being deleterious to the sport, this state of affairs has contributed largely to its renaissance since 1929 by making it possible for each of several different troupes of wrestlers, operating...
...years ago, U. S. wrestling had boiled down to two major groups, comparable to the major leagues of baseball. One was Promoter Curley's, with Londos for champion. The other was run by Promoter Paul Bowser, with Ed Don George's predecessor, Henri De Glane, as chief attraction. A year ago, wrestling rumors said that a merger between the two groups was imminent. Last week's bout, however acrimoniously contested, was essentially an indication that the merger had been amicably completed and that Promoter Jack Curley, with simple O'Mahoney as his proxy, had finally become...
...against minor opponents. Christopher Theophilus (Jim Londos), recognized as champion in New York State, made the most money, in matches arranged for him by promoter Jack Curley. Ed ("Strangler") Lewis, recognized as champion outside New York State, finally lost his title on a foul to Canadian Henri De Glane. He then began persistently to challenge Champion Londos. Last summer, the New York State Athletic Commission ordered Champion Londos to wrestle Champion Lewis. When Champion Londos failed to obey, the Commission awarded his title to Champion Lewis on condition that Champion Lewis defend it first against fat Jack Sherry of Alaska...
...claimant to the world's championship, several more or less high-grade contenders for it. De Vito hitherto has belonged to a group controlled by Paul Bowser, which operates in Boston and the Midwest. The Bowser group also includes Gus Sonnenberg, Jack Sherry, Don George, Henri De Glane (champion). Londos is champion for the most profitable of the three groups, operated by Promoter Jack Curley in Manhattan and the Midwest. Some of his stablemates are Richard Shikat, Jim McMillen, Leon Pinetski, Gino Garibaldi, Sandor Szabo. De Vito was allowed to wrestle Champion Londos because he professed to have severed...
...more advanced age like Ed ("Strangler") Lewis, Joe Stecher, the Zbyszko Brothers, John Pesek, is operated on the Pacific Coast by Billy Sandow, onetime circus strongman. Its champion, until recently, was Strangler Lewis, who last winter became an independent performer and engaged in a match against Champion De Glane in which he was disqualified for biting...