George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

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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,

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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On September 15, 1919, წმინდა. 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. წლის, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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აგვისტოს 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. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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ივნისი 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. 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 და 210 pounds during his career.

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Muldoon Fails to Throw Sorakichi 5 Times

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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. მაისი 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, რომლებიც

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გააკეთა Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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მარტს 22, 1881, ბერძნულ-რომაული ჭიდაობის Champion William Muldoon შეხვდა Collar და Elbow მსოფლიო ჩემპიონი ჯონ McMahon დროს ტერასა ბაღი ნიუ იორკში. Muldoon და McMahon შეხვდა best-ორი-out-of-სამ მოდის მატჩი. პირველი შემოდგომაზე უძღვებოდა ბერძნულ-რომაული წესები. მეორე შემოდგომაზე იქნება სადავო გამოყენებით საყელო და იდაყვის წესები. The last fall would be decided via what The New York

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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უილიამ Muldoon, მსოფლიო რომაული ჭიდაობის ჩემპიონი და ფიზიკური კულტურის განმახორციელებელი, მოვიდა Los Angeles სამშაბათი, აპრილი 15, 1884 პირისპირ ადგილობრივი მოჭიდავე Fred Bauer. მატჩი გაიმართა ადგილობრივ Turnvereine დარბაზში Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he

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George Baptiste Dies

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წლის 1, 1938 at 5:15 სთ, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 წლის ასაკიდან. 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

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George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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During February 1901, წმინდა. 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

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William Muldoon Promotes Health System

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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,

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