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Posts about 20th Century wrestlers, wrestling matches, and wrestling films.
Pòl pon se te yon franse greko-Women Champion lit. Li te bon ase bay George Hackenschmidt yon kouri pou lajan li nan plizyè tounwa. Sepandan, Lè yo rive sou Chicago nan 1900, li te “bat” pa yon wrèstle lokal. Sikonstans yo nan pèt la kite yon anpil yo dwe vle. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Yon
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Kiltivatè” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 liv. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg te lite nan
Sou Desanm 1, 1938 nan 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ane ki gen laj. 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
Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. While this story may or may
“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!” Frank Gotch te gade rival li George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
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
Nan kòmansman an nan 1911, piblik la lit konsidere twa mesye yo dwe defi a pi gran nan reliant Mondyal Champion Frank Gotch. Ansyen chanpyon George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko ak “Terib Turk la” Yussif Mahmout te chans a bat Gotch. Gotch, ki moun ki te moun fou pèsonn a, deside pran kèk nan lanmidon nan defi l 'yo pa matche yo
Sou Desanm 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chèf de plim antre nan
Nan Lendi, Desanm 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis te genyen premye nan sis chanpyona mondyal lit pwa lou nan men Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Yon ane anvan sa a matche ak, Stecher ak Lewis te rankontre nan yon match ki dire plis pase twa èdtan. Lewis te fè yon erè mantal nan
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. Sou Out 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.