Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
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,
Syyskuun 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. Vuosia, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
On 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. Ainakin näin alun perin ajattelin, ja useimmat historioitsijat ovat lainanneet. Moderni
Kesäkuuta 4, 1883, kreikkalais-roomalaisen maailman Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon kohtasi taitava ranskalainen painija Jules Rigal San Franciscossa, Kalifornia. Kun painijat riisuttu runkoihinsa ottelua, oli selvää Muldoon valta voisi osoittautua valtava haaste Rigal. Muldoon seisoivat 6 senttiä pitkä ja painoi välillä 193 ja 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Since fans only considered Clarence Whistler skilled enough to really threaten his reign, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Toukokuun 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, jotka
Maaliskuun 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, Maailman kreikkalais-roomalaisen painin mestari ja liikuntakulttuurin kannattaja, tuli Los Angeles tiistaina, Huhtikuu 15, 1884 kohtaamaan paikallisen painija Fred Bauer. Ottelu pelattiin paikallisessa Turnvereine Hall Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
Joulukuun 1, 1938 at 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 vuotiaita. 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,