Whistler Wrestles Dufur in New York

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Nan Jedi, Mas 31, 1881, 200 fans filtered into New York’s Turnverein Hall to watch Clarence Whistler wrestle Henry Moses Dufur in a three-out-of-five-falls catch-as-catch-can wrestling match with both wrestlers wearing jackets. The promoters used the rules and jackets to even the chances of each wrestler to win. Clarence Whistler specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Whistler took World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion

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McMillan domine lènmi

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D. Yon. McMillan te sèvi kòm yon luteur konpetan pandan de dènye deseni 19yèm syèk la.. McMillan te lite Ameriken Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Martin "Farmer" Burns nan yon konplo jwèt aza travay ke yon repòtè jounal te ekspoze.. Pandan ke McMillan pa janm genyen tit Ameriken an, McMillan te bat pi piti konpetisyon anvan pi bon luteur yo tankou Burns te bat li. Sou Desanm 22, 1888,

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McLaughlin Defann Tit?

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Nan Madi, Janvye 29, 1884, apeprè de mil fanatik te rasanble nan Detroit Opera House pou gade premye seri de match ant Kolonèl James H.. McLaughlin ak Henry Moses Dufur. Foul moun yo te dwe pran plezi òganizatè yo ak luteur yo. Alimèt ki te trase foul moun nan dè milye yo te ra pandan 19yèm syèk la. Òganizatè yo te deklare ke McLaughlin t ap defann Ameriken an

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Sou entènèt jwèt Burns Wrestles Wasem

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Anplis ke yo te pidevan pi pito pou boksè pwofesyonèl ak luteur yo antrene lè yo nan St. Louis, St a. Gymnasium Louis biznis gason te òganize pi piti evènman boksè ak lit. Nan 1898, Ansyen chanpyon lit Ameriken Heavyweight Martin "Farmer" Burns lite Oscar Wasem devan yon ti foul moun nan Jimnazyòm Gason Biznis yo.. Burns te tranzisyon nan fòmasyon wrèstle a plen tan ak

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Sorakichi Matsuda mouri nan New York

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Sorakichi Matsuda te vwayaje nan peyi Etazini an reta 1883 yo kòmanse karyè pwofesyonèl lit li. Matsuda te gen entansyon aprann lit pwofesyonèl Ameriken epi retounen nan peyi l 'yo kòmanse pwòp pwomosyon lit li. Manadjè Matsuda a te fè reklamasyon sou fòmasyon li nan Japon, which could not be verified. Matsuda te antrene nan lit sumo ak pi popilè Isegahama ki estab men li te fè

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McLaughlin Mixes It Up with Ross

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Nan Jedi, Avril 10, 1884, America’s first full-time professional wrestler, J.H. McLaughlin wrestled all-around Scottish athlete and wrestler Duncan C. Ross at Detroit’s Opera House. The men wrestled a three-out-of-five falls mixed styles match. McLaughlin specialized in collar-and-elbow wrestling. The men wrestled two falls under collar-and-elbow rules. Ross favored side hold rules. The men wrestled two falls by securing side

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Roeber Exposes Business

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When World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon retired in 1889, he hoped his protege Ernest Roeber would be recognized as the new champion. Sepandan, Muldoon won his title in Greco-Roman wrestling, which was the German-born Roeber’s expertise. Malerezman, the exploits of Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns and Evan “Strangler a” Lewis catapulted catch-as-catch-can wrestling into the dominant style. Roeber did have a

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