I wonder if Max Krauser was ever beaten during the 1930s? Certainly there were many great heavyweights during that decade who would have given him a good run.
I believe to have seen a version of the Stanislawow and his debut claim in a German propgram, would be interested to know if they just copied that pr piece.
I did look into it as there are two instances of the towns name and I wanted to figure out which one it was. Made me find some Pro-German and Anti-Russian propaganda from (Jews for Jews) from World War 1 and I thought to myself it was basically a compilation of all the worst pogroms in Eastern Europe throughout the ages. It was brutally depressing...I think the claim was that it was a Lodz tournament, but the description of it was a very popular wrestling angle in it's day.
He met his wife in Vienna in 1937 during a tournament that was probably stopped because he was about to be the winner (so it's basically the Jim Wango situation but it escalated, Rudolf Zurths son was adamant that it was a natural death for Wango and no outside interference). They settled in a farm in Upstate New York
The barrel chested Max Krauser was listed by Wrestling Heritage in our top ten overseas visitors of the 1930s. He was a Jew born into a family of eleven children in Stanislawow, Poland. An expert skier, rugby player, swimmer and skater it was in wrestling that he gained fame, wrestling throughout Europe, Australia and the United States.
A student at the University of Livov Max gained a Degree in Science. A fan of the wrestling he is said to have jumped into the ring, aged 22, challenging a German champion and beginning an internationally renowned wrestling career.
Arriving in Britain in 1934, with little wrestling experience. he was soon swapping holds with the likes of King Curtis, Francis St Clair Gregory, Anaconda and George Clark. And he beat them all! Many matches ended with his favourite move, the aeroplane spin, leading to billing as European Heavyweight champion.
This Polish Jew was a hard man who knew how to wrestle.
He wrestled in Britain intermittently between 1934 and 1938. Political developments in the 1930s made it unlikely that the Jewish heavyweight would return to Poland. Leaving Europe in 1938 he travelled to Australia, and whilst wrestling there the Second World War broke out. Max moved on to the United States where he enlisted in the army. Following retirement in the late 1940s Max and his wife set up their own business manufacturing luggage.
Max Krauser was in Britain for some of the mid 1930's , went on to Australia in 1938 and 1939 where he did lose a few. He spent the war years in USA.
Whilst in Britain and Australia he was billed as European Champion.
He fought George Pencheff here who was one of the greats and with a bit of research , I find they did the bout in several places as one would expect.
Certainly their big match in London was a draw.
Here is another example.
With some lucky research I found a 1960's interview with ref Lou Marco who claimed he refereed the great match between Krauser and Jack Sherry at The Pavillion , Whitechapel Road , I think Probably in 1937.
No result was mentioned , but then in an Australian paper I found that they had drawn over 10 rounds and did an extra two rounds and still a draw.
This points me to guessing that Krauser did not lose in England and this bout with Sherry may have been put on before his departure to Australia.
It's a great record and of course actually reflects his value to the promoters as a top liner.
I came across an interesting tit bit about Lou Marco. His real name was Barnes and he was from Camberwell and two of his brothers were wrestlers. Sailor Barnes and Walter Dix.
It's a shame that while all these greats were here , Assirati was missing from the game for a long time and Doug Clark was getting on in years. Krauser was a year younger than Assirati.
I believe to have seen a version of the Stanislawow and his debut claim in a German propgram, would be interested to know if they just copied that pr piece.
I did look into it as there are two instances of the towns name and I wanted to figure out which one it was. Made me find some Pro-German and Anti-Russian propaganda from (Jews for Jews) from World War 1 and I thought to myself it was basically a compilation of all the worst pogroms in Eastern Europe throughout the ages. It was brutally depressing... I think the claim was that it was a Lodz tournament, but the description of it was a very popular wrestling angle in it's day.
He met his wife in Vienna in 1937 during a tournament that was probably stopped because he was about to be the winner (so it's basically the Jim Wango situation but it escalated, Rudolf Zurths son was adamant that it was a natural death for Wango and no outside interference). They settled in a farm in Upstate New York
Leon Grabowski, Max Krauser
The barrel chested Max Krauser was listed by Wrestling Heritage in our top ten overseas visitors of the 1930s. He was a Jew born into a family of eleven children in Stanislawow, Poland. An expert skier, rugby player, swimmer and skater it was in wrestling that he gained fame, wrestling throughout Europe, Australia and the United States.
A student at the University of Livov Max gained a Degree in Science. A fan of the wrestling he is said to have jumped into the ring, aged 22, challenging a German champion and beginning an internationally renowned wrestling career.
Arriving in Britain in 1934, with little wrestling experience. he was soon swapping holds with the likes of King Curtis, Francis St Clair Gregory, Anaconda and George Clark. And he beat them all! Many matches ended with his favourite move, the aeroplane spin, leading to billing as European Heavyweight champion.
This Polish Jew was a hard man who knew how to wrestle.
He wrestled in Britain intermittently between 1934 and 1938. Political developments in the 1930s made it unlikely that the Jewish heavyweight would return to Poland. Leaving Europe in 1938 he travelled to Australia, and whilst wrestling there the Second World War broke out. Max moved on to the United States where he enlisted in the army. Following retirement in the late 1940s Max and his wife set up their own business manufacturing luggage.
They certainly did not mess about with Krauser's image. He was to beat Anaconda in this bill 2-0 and both scores were an Indian death lock.
He also favoured the Airplane spin.
Just noticed on the above bill that Jack Pettifer had the height to play Oakeley's pre war Ghoul.
Brilliant research Ron, as always.
Max Krauser was in Britain for some of the mid 1930's , went on to Australia in 1938 and 1939 where he did lose a few. He spent the war years in USA.
Whilst in Britain and Australia he was billed as European Champion.
He fought George Pencheff here who was one of the greats and with a bit of research , I find they did the bout in several places as one would expect.
Certainly their big match in London was a draw.
Here is another example.
With some lucky research I found a 1960's interview with ref Lou Marco who claimed he refereed the great match between Krauser and Jack Sherry at The Pavillion , Whitechapel Road , I think Probably in 1937.
No result was mentioned , but then in an Australian paper I found that they had drawn over 10 rounds and did an extra two rounds and still a draw.
This points me to guessing that Krauser did not lose in England and this bout with Sherry may have been put on before his departure to Australia.
It's a great record and of course actually reflects his value to the promoters as a top liner.
I came across an interesting tit bit about Lou Marco. His real name was Barnes and he was from Camberwell and two of his brothers were wrestlers. Sailor Barnes and Walter Dix.
It's a shame that while all these greats were here , Assirati was missing from the game for a long time and Doug Clark was getting on in years. Krauser was a year younger than Assirati.
June 22, 1937 at The Ring, Blackfriars is listed as a 2-1 win for George Pencheff over Max Krauser.
Once again Wrestling Heritage team Thanks!! Do you know the year of this poster?
Not sure about his UK results, but he lost a few in Europe in the 1930's.
Results are a bit sketchy as usual.
Hi ROBERT!-Good Question!-Perhaps RON Knows more?!
In the Meantime here's a Super Rare KRAUSER Poster-MAX is at ROCHESTER!
In a WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT Championship Eliminator!!
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