格鬥運動史學家和武術家
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,
在9月 15, 1919, 聖. 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. 多年來，, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
八月 26, 1886, 埃文 “扼殺” 劉易斯會見了英國摔跤冠軍湯姆·坎農在辛辛那提, 俄亥俄. 在合法的摔跤時代, 其他選手害怕，因為他的束縛強大劉易斯. 劉易斯採用頸動脈扼殺被譽為柔道後方裸體扼流圈. 至少我最初是這麼想的，大多數歷史學家都引用過. 現代的
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.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. 因為球迷只認為克拉倫斯·惠斯勒的技術足以真正威脅到他的統治, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. 在5月 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, 誰
三月 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. The last fall would be decided via what The New York
威廉·馬爾登, 世界古典式摔跤冠軍和體育事業的支持者, 來到洛杉磯週二, 四月 15, 1884 面對當地摔跤手弗雷德·鮑爾. 本場比賽在洛杉磯發生在當地Turnvereine大廳. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
十二月 1, 1938 在 5:15 下午, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 歲以下. 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, 聖. 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
在證明了他的遠見和願景, 世界摔跤冠軍威廉·馬爾登準備是一個健身教練即使在他的權力作為一個摔跤手的高度. 馬爾登舉行冠軍 1880 直到他退役 1890. 在他統治時期, 他經常給展覽吸引注意自己的訓練方式. The Saturday,