Charley Olson Beats Russian

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Frank J. Quinn, a local St. Louis attorney, served as the manager for professional wrestlers George Baptise, Charley Olson and Fred Beell. Originally an admirer of George Baptiste, who was a legend in the St. Louis neighborhood around Cook and Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste would employ Quinn as his manger and later attorney for his tent and awning company. During his

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Masked Marvel To The Rescue

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Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Plan Rachmann pou etabli Aberg te ale jan li te planifye apre tounwa a te kòmanse

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Burns Denies Association with Stecher

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In early 1916, Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns, who trained and managed Frank Gotch to the World Heavyweight Championship, began denying that he developed current American Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher. The claim seemed odd because Burns had been working with Stecher for several years. Burns helped prepare Stecher for his championship bout with Charlie Cutler in 1915. In a way, what Burns

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Pesek Palm frape Rickard nan lit

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Nan fen ane 1910 yo, pwomotè lit pwofesyonèl te rezerve luteur nan alimèt lit ki te travay oswa ki te òganize davans.. Occasionally, anjeneral kòm yon rezilta nan yon kwa doub, fanatik yo ta wè yon konkou aktyèl oswa “shoot” match ant luteur yo. Youn nan match sa yo te fèt an reta 1921 ak leve soti nan yon dispute ant Tex Rickard, prensipalman yon pwomotè boksè, ak Jack

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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Sou Desanm 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann

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Lurich Throws Losson

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Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Frank Gotch, nan dènye Gotch la

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Bèlj Bloodies Nen German wrèstle la

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Sou Me 21, 1915, Lit Entènasyonal la chanpyona te kòmanse nan New York. Samyèl Rachman ankouraje evènman an kòm yon fason yo montre Ewopeyen greko-Women Lit Champion Alek Aberg. Rachman kwè Aberg te siksesè a natirèl nan Mondyal Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch, ki pran retrèt li an 1913. Sou premye jou a nan konpetisyon an, nationalistic feelings about World War I popped up

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Zbyszko Knocks Out Greek Wrestler

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On June 2, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament in New York City entered its second week of competition. Some of the tournaments big names were wrestling on this night. Alex Aberg, George Lurich and Wladek Zbyszko would all compete. It was Zbyszko who made the biggest impression. The first match involved two lesser talents, Pierre Le Colosse and Wilhelm Berner.

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Wladek Zbyszko Beats Strangler for Title

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Sou Mas 22, 1919, EdStrangler” Lewis met Wladek Zbyszko for the vacant World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. In a surprise victory, Zbyszko defeated Lewis to claim the title. Unfortunately for Wladek Zbyszko, he would only have a cup of coffee with the belt. A month or two later, Zbyszko lost the title to Joe Stetcher. This match was most likely

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