Ringer Throws Wasem

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Die Saturni, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minutes. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Ludovicus’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem habiti

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman

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Henricus Moses Dufur Reminiscentiae

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Henricus Moses Dufur Mundum Heavyweight Collarium et Cubitum palaestrae Champion tenuit per 1870s.. By 1855, Dufur recessit a palaestra ad exercendum suum tempus professio vestimentorum sartoris. Etiam in colluctatione curriculo, Dufur laboraverunt ut sartor. Dufur correspondenter narravit ex Globo Bostoniensi natum esse in Richford ., Vermont die Iunii 5, 1943. Hanc diem of

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Dan Daly Beats Ed Kelly

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In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Ludovicus. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in

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Tom Allen Rights Bill Davis

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In 19th century, Maxime civitatibus interdictum nudum-Knuckled PrizeFighting et professional gloved caestu. Aliquam saepe captus Pugnator, managers, et promoters ad prohibere PrizeFighting. A unique aspectus Geography conversus Sancti. Ludovici in idealis pugna visneto ut circum auctoritates in actione ad prohibere professional PrizeFighting. In Mississippi flumen inter Missouri et Illinois, Flumen scriptor current creata pugillus

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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In January 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangulatam” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so Santel did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.

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Paulus Pons, Stellarum Opifice palaestrica

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Paulus Pons erat in litteris Graecis et Romanis Champion Francorum palaestrica in 1890s. Ipse victorem a tournament in Folies, Bergeres coram rege privatus in Russia in tournament 1898. Hae victoriae ei permiserunt ut Championship Luctationem Graeco-Romanam vindicaret. Pons capitalized in hac aperta gym dum enim in ordine est, et viri fortes athletas. Pons’ victoria maxime insignis

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