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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,
On September 15, 1919, Вуліца. 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. На працягу многіх гадоў, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Жнівень 26, 1886, Эван “Душыцель” 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. Прынамсі, так я першапачаткова думаў і большасць гісторыкаў цытавала. Сучасны
Чэрвеня 4, 1883, Грэка-рымская свету ў суперцяжкай чэмпіён па вольнай барацьбе Уільям Малдун сутыкнуліся дасведчаны французскі змагар Жуль RIGAL ў Сан-Францыска, Каліфорнія. Калі змагары распрануўся да іх ствалоў на матч, гэта была ўлада відавочна Малдун быў бы даказаць велізарную праблему для RIGAL. Малдун стаяў вакол 6 футаў у вышыню і важылі ад 193 і 210 фунтаў на працягу сваёй кар'еры.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Паколькі фанаты лічылі Кларэнса Уістлера дастаткова кваліфікаваным, каб рэальна пагражаць яго праўленню, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Мая 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, хто
Сакавіка 22, 1881, Грэка-рымская World Wrestling Чэмпіён Уільям Малдун сустрэўся чэмпіён свету Каўнер-і-Калена Джон Макмахон на тэрасе Гарден ў Нью-Ёрку. Малдун і Макмахон сустрэліся ў лепшым два-з-трох-падае матч. Першае падзенне было праведзена па правілах грэка-рымскай. Другое падзенне будзе аспрэчана, выкарыстоўваючы правілы каўнер і локаць. Апошняя восень будзе вырашацца праз тое, што Нью-Ёрк
Уільям Малдун, Сусветны грэка-рымскай барацьбе Чэмпіён і фізічная культура прыхільнікам, прыехаў у Лос-Анджэлесе ў аўторак, Красавіка 15, 1884 да твару мясцовага змагара Фрэд Bauer. Матч праходзіў на мясцовым Turnvereine зале ў Лос-Анджэлесе. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
Сьнежня 1, 1938 ў 5:15 вечара, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 гадоў. 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, Вуліца. 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, Connecticut. 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,