Lewis Solves Masked Marvel

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When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. After

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George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

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During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,

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Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker

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In late 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Poľnohospodár” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Však, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Podľa 1902, George

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Sam Langford bojuje s Dixie Kid

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Ako som písal vo viacerých príspevkoch, medzi najlepšími boxermi v ťažkej váhe 1900 a 1919 boli afroamerickí boxeri nútení bojovať medzi sebou o “Farebný šampionát”. Dokonca aj potom, čo skvelý Jack Johnson konečne prelomil farebnú líniu a vyhral majstrovstvá sveta v ťažkej váhe, obhájil by titul iba proti bielym uchádzačom. As a result, najťažších vyzývateľov

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