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Posts about 19th Century professional wrestlers and matches.
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,
في أيلول 15, 1919, الحادي و. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. لسنوات, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
آب 26, 1886, ايفان “خانق” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. على الأقل هذا ما اعتقدته في الأصل ونقله معظم المؤرخين. حديث
حزيران 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, كاليفورنيا. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 و 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. نظرًا لأن المعجبين اعتبروا أن كلارنس ويسلر ماهر فقط بما يكفي لتهديد عهده حقًا, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. في مايو 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, الذي
على مارس 22, 1881, التقى اليوناني الروماني المصارعة العالمية للبطل وليام مولدون الياقة و-الكوع بطل العالم جون ماكماهون في شرفة حديقة في مدينة نيويورك. التقى مولدون ومكماهون في أفضل-يومين الخروج من ثلاثة يقع مباراة. وقد أجريت أول انخفاض بقواعد اليوناني الروماني. سوف تعترض على سقوط الثاني باستخدام قواعد طوق والكوع. سيتم تحديد الخريف الماضي عبر ما نيويورك
وليام مولدون, المصارعة بطل العالم اليوناني الروماني والمادية دعاة الثقافة, جاء الى لوس انجليس يوم الثلاثاء, أبريل 15, 1884 لمواجهة مصارع المحلية فريد باور. أقيمت المباراة في قاعة Turnvereine المحلية في لوس أنجلوس. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
ديسمبر 1, 1938 في 5:15 PM, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 سنوات من العمر. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home
During February 1901, الحادي و. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, كونيتيكت. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,