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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, St. 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. I årevis, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Den August 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” 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. Det var i hvert fald, hvad jeg oprindeligt troede, og de fleste historikere har citeret. Moderne
Juni 4, 1883, den græsk-romerske World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon står dygtig fransk wrestler Jules Rigal i San Francisco, Californien. Når bryderne strippet til deres kufferter til kampen, det var indlysende Muldoon magt ville vise sig en formidabel udfordring for Rigal. Muldoon stod omkring 6 meter høj og vejede mellem 193 og 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Siden fans kun anså Clarence Whistler for dygtig nok til virkelig at true hans regeringstid, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Den maj 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, der
På marts 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. The last fall would be decided via what The New York
William Muldoon, World græsk-romersk brydning Champion og fysisk kultur fortaler, kom til Los Angeles på tirsdag, April 15, 1884 at imødegå den lokale wrestler Fred Bauer. Kampen fandt sted på det lokale Turnvereine Hall i Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
Den December 1, 1938 ved 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 år. 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, St. 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,