Responding to challenges
“I learned from a young age that the future is built in silence, not in noise.“
A. Iolas
During his tour in the Western Greek islands, Coutalianos received a letter from one of his friends’, which claimed that some wrestlers in Trieste talked about him in derogatory terms. Panagis did not hesitate to set off to Trieste as soon as possible. Despite being in Corfu at the time and the plea of his fans, he rescheduled his upcoming performances and left the island with the first available ship to Trieste. Upon harbouring, his arrival was announced, and his scheduled rivals – who despised him in his absence, – had already left the city. Panagis tried to search for them. reaching as far as Vienna, but in no vein. After failing to find an opponent, Coutalianos continued to tour and give performances. One of his recorded forays at that time took place in Romania, where he visited Bucharest and the city of Giurgevo, with thriving Greek communities at the time.
Responding to challenges
The above images show areas of beautiful Trieste where Panagis Coutalianos may have performed performances and displays of strength.
Newspaper “Tachidromos” of Cairo. Febr. 28/10, 1904. The Greek newspaper “Tachydromos” was published in Cairo. In this article it is mentioned that the biggest theaters of Trieste were “Polytheama” and “Fenice”. When Coutalianos happened to be in Trieste, we suppose that he gave performances in one of these two theaters or in both.
