1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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Et factum est in duobus temporibus LUDUS International palaestrica inter May 19, 1915 et December 31, 1915. Et quinquaginta in certamen luctandi esset primum et exspoliatus nec Mundus Champion Graeco-Romanae Aleksander “Alex” Åberg. Secundum autem quod praesenti 40 athletas quoque, et venit Stella Ed “Strangulatam” Lewis, qui quondam in a tournament in mense Novembris 22, 1915. In

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Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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On March 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. Novissimus casus definiendus est per id quod est 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. Autem, he would be recognized as world champion after defeating Joe Stecher in April 1917. Caddock would lose the title back

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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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