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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,
Ngày 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. Trong nhiều năm qua, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Ngày 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis gặp Wrestling British Champion Tom Cannon ở Cincinnati, Ohio. Trong thời kỳ đấu vật hợp pháp, các đô vật khác sợ Lewis mạnh mẽ vì cái thòng lọng của mình. Lewis dụng một siết cảnh động mạch được gọi là choke khỏa thân phía sau trong Judo. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern
On June 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 và 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Vì người hâm mộ chỉ coi Clarence Whistler đủ kỹ năng để thực sự đe dọa triều đại của anh ấy, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Ngày 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, ai
Vào ngày 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon gặp Collar-và-Elbow World Champion John McMahon tại Terrace Garden ở thành phố New York. Muldoon và McMahon đã gặp nhau tại một best-hai-out-of-ba-rơi trận đấu. Sự sụt giảm đầu tiên được tiến hành bởi các quy tắc Greco-Roman. Sự sụt giảm thứ hai sẽ được sử dụng quy tắc tranh cổ-và-khuỷu tay. Mùa thu năm ngoái sẽ được quyết định thông qua những gì The New York
William Muldoon, Wrestling vô địch thế giới Hy Lạp-La Mã và người ủng hộ văn hóa vật lý, đến Los Angeles vào thứ ba, Tháng Tư 15, 1884 đối mặt với những đô vật địa phương Fred Bauer. Trận đấu đã diễn ra tại Hội trường Turnvereine địa phương ở Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
Ngày 1, 1938 khi 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 tuổi. 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,