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, 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. Po celé roky, 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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Augusta 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. Aspoň to som si pôvodne myslel a väčšina historikov to citovala. Moderné

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Muldoon príliš silný francúzsky Wrestler

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Júna 4, 1883, grécko-rímskeho sveta v ťažkej váhe zápas majster William Muldoon stál skúsený francúzsky zápasníka Jules Rigal v San Franciscu, Kalifornia. Keď sa zápasníci vyzliekli do svojich kmeňov na zápas, Bolo zrejmé, Muldoon moc by sa ukázalo ako neľahká úloha pre Rigal. Muldoon postávali 6 stôp vysoký a vážil medzi 193 a 210 libier počas jeho kariéry.

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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. Pretože fanúšikovia považovali Clarencea Whistlera za dostatočne zručného, ​​aby skutočne ohrozil jeho vládu, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Mája 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, kto

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Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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Marca 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. Posledná jeseň by sa rozhodla cez to, čo The New York

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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William Muldoon, Svet grécko-rímsky zápas Champion a telesnej kultúry zástanca, prišiel do Los Angeles v utorok, Apríl 15, 1884 čeliť miestnej zápasník Fred Bauer. Zápas sa konal na miestnom Turnvereine Hall v 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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Decembra 1, 1938 na 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 rokov. 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, 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

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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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