Carl Johann Theodor Abs , commonly referred to as Carl Abs (12 September 1851, GroÃÆ'Ÿ Godems, Mecklenburg-Schwerin - 18 February 1895, Hamburg), also known as "The German Oak ", was one of the most famous professional wrestlers in Germany in the 19th century and is considered the founder of modern professional wrestling in Germany. His life and work both inside and outside the ring attracted great public attention in the late nineteenth century. In 1891 a book about the life of Carl Abs as a championship wrestler and champion for the poor was published entitled Carl Abs, der Meisterschafts-Ringer der Welt: Sein Leben u. Wirken ("Carl Abs, World Wrestling Champion: his life and work").
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Personal life
Carl Johann Theodor Abs is the son of Carl and Sophie Abs (nÃÆ' Â © e JÃÆ'¼rgens) at GroÃÆ'Ÿ Godems, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. As Carpenter's son, younger Carl Abs learns his father's skills and his intention is that he succeeds in the business. Show little interest in school. Abs is more interested in agricultural work and through this finds interest in the environment. Later in his life his family moved to Hamburg. In Hamburg he started working at a factory in Langenstein. In 1873 he undertook military service with the 76th Infantry Regiment. At that time the military service was a trials of three years, but through devotion to duty and timeliness, Abs had a shortened service time of two years. Upon exiting, he starts working at a wine shop and then becomes a coach driver. When business turned bad, Abs lost his job and returned to GroÃÆ'Ÿ Godems, visiting his ailing father before his father died. In 1877 he met Maria Augusta Katharina Warncke and married her later that year.
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Professional wrestling career
In 1880 Abs wrestled with his first wrestling match, challenging "Iron Wilhem", both grappling with a draw in the first game and Abs winning a rematch. Driven by fights Abs wants to pursue a career in wrestling, which at that moment is more a side attraction than anything else. In 1881 he opened a fitness center in the basement of an art school. In 1882 he won a medal for the achievement of his strength. Due to his initial success, he attracted the attention of some of the German circus owners. Working with Ringmaster Renz circus he toured Germany doing strength feats as well as wrestling on occasion. After traveling around with the circus, he returned to Hamburg where he wrestled against Mathias Sobien and Willy Henry. In 1885 working for Circus Blumenthal, introduced the concept of professional wrestling to cities such as Karlsruhe. With professional wrestling still being a side show than anything else Abs decided to tour the United States, hoping to learn from American promotions and wrestlers to improve the wrestling scene in Germany. In the United States he defeated Japanese wrestlers, Sorakichi Masuda, and Edwin Bibby. He even beat William Muldoon's high ranking in the game. Upon his return to Germany, he returned to work in the circus to take strong man action, but also wrestle in several cities, restoring Gustav Bachmann and France's challenge, Piere Rigal, twice. Working for the Circus d'hiver Abs toured in France, where he was actually billed as originally from Denmark to not have to face the German/French tensions that had been built, but the fraud only lasted for a while before his true background was revealed.. On July 25, 1891 Carl Abs defeated Tom Cannon to win the European-Roman Heavyweight Championship, one of the earliest recognized championships in wrestling. After wrestling in Germany he traveled to Vienna, Austria working for Circus Schumann as well as wrestling against local champion Cheri Robinet. The first meeting between the two ended in a draw. Then he fought with the French wrestler Masson, in a match in which the referee decided it was a draw. In January 1893 Abs struggled and defeated Antonio Pierri in Altona, Hamburg, but Pierri fought for the defeat, claiming that he was not cast by Abs but just slipped. The controversial end caused a rematch between the two, which Pierri won, leading into the third game and deciding between the two. The match was originally scheduled for February 9, but had to be postponed when Pierri suffered a dislocated shoulder. When the two finally meet on March 9, 1893 Abs threw his opponent and won the game in just 16 minutes.
Retirement and death
After his victory over Pierrie Carl Abs gradually withdrew from the ring and focused more on lifting weights. He did his final game on December 26, 1894. In January 1895 he fell ill with liver and kidney disease, and headaches. Abs died on February 18, 1895, in Hamburg after a monthlong battle with the disease. At the time of his death, his 17-year-old daughter and 13-year-old son. On February 22, 1895 he was buried in the Ohlsdorf cemetery in Hamburg.
Legacy
GroÃÆ'Ÿ Godems district was named the road after Carl Abs in 2002. The road connects the delivery routes to the new housing and bears the name Abs. Since 2008, the "Diversity - totally fair" project has been an active, young workers volunteer organization that helps train children and adolescents for free, teaching them to socialize with children and other adults but without having to pay a fee. This project awards "Carl Abs" Cup every year.
Championships and achievements
- Greco-Roman Wrestling
- The European-Roman Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
References
Literature
- BÃÆ'¼rger, Hilmar (1985). Kraftproben: Starke MÃÆ'¤nner einst und jetzt (in German). Sportverlag Berlin.
- Hasperg, Heinrich. Ein Jahrhundert Sport in Hamburg (in German). Hamburg, Br. Sachse o. J.
- Graumann, Helmut (1999). 100 bedeutende Mecklenburger und Vorpommern ' (in German). Reinhard Thon, Schwerin.
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