Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” i St. Louis during the 1904 Verdensutstillingen. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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The Way to Live in Health and Strength

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For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (affiliate link) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 years until losing his

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Hackenschmidt Tours St. Louis i 1905

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The May 9, 1905 utgave av St. Louis republikkens sport delen inneholdt en historie om en kommende kamp mellom lokal fotballspiller George Baptiste og touring World Wrestling Champion, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, som bare slo Tom Jenkins for VM. Hvis redaktøren visste “Hack er” condition at the time, he may have

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko ble født Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz April 1, 1879 i Jodlow, Polen, som var en del av Østerrike-Ungarn. Ifølge Wikipedia, han valgte ringen navnet Stanislaus Zbyszko fordi det var navnet på en fiktiv polsk ridder. En artikkel i Walla Walla, Avisen Washington, The Evening Statesman er tirsdag, February 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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Hack and What It Takes To Be Great

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George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) var en verdensrekord holder vektløfter og World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion før bryting ble avtalt og løftere brukte steroider. Hackenschmidt oppnådd et nivå av storhet skyldes flere faktorer. Han oppnådde et høyt nivå av fysisk form. Hans fysiske tilstand tillot ham å være den mest suksessrike fotballspiller av hans tid. A few wrestlers may have been

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