George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

乔治 - 巴蒂斯特

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

乔治 - 巴蒂斯特

在九月 15, 1919, 圣. 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. 多年来,, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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埃文·刘易斯扼杀汤姆·坎农

埃文 - 风门 - 刘易斯

八月 26, 1886, 埃文 “<跨度bbox_x =“949”bbox_y“1780”bbox_w =“52”bbox_h =“19”的fsize =“13”fweight =“3”红=“255”绿色=“255”蓝色=“255”阿尔法“” 刘易斯会见了英国摔跤冠军汤姆·坎农在辛辛那提, 俄亥俄. 在合法的摔跤时代, 其他选手害怕,因为他的束缚强大刘易斯. 刘易斯采用颈动脉扼杀被誉为柔道后方裸体扼流圈. 至少这是我最初的想法,大多数历史学家都引用过. 现代的

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

威廉 - 马尔登

六月 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, 加州. 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 和 210 pounds during his career.

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George Baptiste Dies

乔治 - 巴蒂斯特

十二月 1, 1938 在 5:15 下午, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 岁. 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

乔治 - 巴蒂斯特

During February 1901, 圣. 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, 康涅狄格州. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to

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