Hackenschmidt Tours St. Louis yn 1905

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Mai 9, 1905 argraffiad y Santes. Adran chwaraeon Louis Weriniaeth cynnwys stori am gêm sydd ar y gweill rhwng wrestler lleol George Baptiste a'r Hyrwyddwr World Wrestling teithiol, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, sydd ond yn curo Tom Jenkins am Bencampwriaeth y Byd. Os yw'r golygydd yn gwybod “Darnia i” condition at the time, he may have

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko was born Stanislaw Jan Cyganiewicz on April 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Gwlad Pwyl, which was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. Yn ôl Wikipedia, he chose the ring name Stanislaus Zbyszko because it was the name of a fictional Polish knight. An article in the Walla Walla, Washington newspaper, The Evening Statesman’s Tuesday, Chwefror 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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Hacio a Beth Mae'n cymeryd At Bod Great,en

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George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been

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Manassa Mauler Knocks Out Giant in 1919

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Wrth wneud ymchwil, Rwy'n dod o hyd y llun yma o'r hyfforddiant Manassa Mauler am ei 4 Gorffennaf, 1919 Teitl ymladd gyda Jess Willard, Hyrwyddwyr Bocsio Pwysau Trwm y Byd. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Roedd Willard yn gawr o ddyn yn 6’06” a 235 bunnoedd. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Fodd bynnag,,

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Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300

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