1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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The Tournament Gulat Internasional terjadi dalam dua tahap antara Mei 19, 1915 dan Desember 31, 1915. Lima puluh pegulat akan bersaing di fase pertama turnamen termasuk Dunia Yunani-Romawi Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Angsuran kedua memiliki 40 pegulat termasuk up dan datang star Ed “Pencekik” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Itu

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Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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Pada bulan Maret 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

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Caddock and W. Zbyszko Wrestle to Draw

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Earl Caddock had a relatively short but storied professional wrestling career in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Making his professional debut in 1915 after winning three AAU National titles in amateur wrestling, Caddock only wrestled professionally until 1922. However, he would be recognized as world champion after defeating Joe Stecher in April 1917. Caddock would lose the title back

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Petani” 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 pon. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg bergulat

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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William Muldoon, Dunia Yunani-Romawi Gulat Champion dan pendukung budaya fisik, datang ke Los Angeles pada Selasa, April 15, 1884 untuk menghadapi pegulat lokal Fred Bauer. Pertandingan berlangsung di Aula Turnvereine lokal di Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he

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Ismail Bergulat dengan Jenkins

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Pada tanggal 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail bergulat dengan Tom Jenkins di Cleveland, Ohio. Ismail hanya melakukan tur Amerika Serikat selama enam bulan pada awal tahun 1898. Ismail bergulat kurang dari sepuluh pertandingan namun meninggalkan jalan kehancuran yang dikenang hingga hari ini. Ismail memberikan kesan yang kuat dengan mengalahkan kedua Evan “Strangler” Lewis dengan mudah. Ismail pun dibuat kuat

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George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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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

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