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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, सेंट. 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. सालों के लिए, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
अगस्त पर 26, 1886, इवान “स्ट्रेंजलर” 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. कम से कम मैंने मूल रूप से यही सोचा था और अधिकांश इतिहासकारों ने इसे उद्धृत किया है. आधुनिक
जून को 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, कैलिफ़ोर्निया. 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 और 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. मई में 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, कौन
मार्च पर 22, 1881, ग्रीको-रोमन विश्व कुश्ती चैंपियन विलियम मल्डून न्यूयॉर्क शहर में टैरेस गार्डन में कॉलर-और-कोहनी विश्व चैंपियन जॉन मैकमोहन से मुलाकात की. मल्डून और मैकमोहन एक में मुलाकात मैच सर्वश्रेष्ठ में से दो के बाहर के तीन-गिरता. पहली बार गिरावट ग्रीको रोमन नियमों द्वारा आयोजित किया गया. दूसरा गिरावट कॉलर-और-कोहनी नियमों का उपयोग कर चुनाव लड़ा किया जाएगा. The last fall would be decided via what The New York
विलियम Muldoon, विश्व ग्रीको रोमन कुश्ती चैंपियन और भौतिक संस्कृति प्रस्तावक, मंगलवार को लॉस एंजिल्स के लिए आया था, अप्रैल 15, 1884 स्थानीय पहलवान फ्रेड Bauer सामना करने के लिए. मैच लॉस एंजिल्स में स्थानीय Turnvereine हॉल में जगह ले ली. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
दिसंबर को 1, 1938 पर 5:15 PM, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 उम्र का साल. 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, सेंट. 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,