1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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The International Wrestling Tournament occurred in two phases between May 19, 1915 and December 31, 1915. Fifty wrestlers would compete in the first phase of the tournament including World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The

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Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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Marca 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. Posledná jeseň by sa rozhodla cez to, čo The New York

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Paul Pons Hometowned v 1900

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Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Však, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Jeden

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Dick Tracy, Detektívne (1945)

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RKO Pictures priniesol Dick Tracy kresleného seriálu znak na veľkej obrazovke decembra 1, 1945. Zatiaľ čo film je rozhodne “B” Film mal byť v prvom rade na dvojtitul, stále by bolo predmetom záujmu mnohých fanúšikov obľúbeného kresleného seriálu. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit

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Caddock a W. Zbyszko Wrestle to Draw

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Earl Caddock mal koncom 10. a začiatkom 20. rokov relatívne krátku, ale slávnu profesionálnu zápasnícku kariéru.. Svoj profesionálny debut v r 1915 po zisku troch národných titulov AAU v amatérskom zápasení, Caddock profesionálne zápasil len do r 1922. Však, bol uznaný za majstra sveta po tom, čo v apríli porazil Joea Stechera 1917. Caddock by stratil titul späť

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Poľnohospodár” 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 libier. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg zápasil

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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William Muldoon, Svet grécko-rímsky zápas Champion a telesnej kultúry zástanca, prišiel do Los Angeles v utorok, Apríl 15, 1884 čeliť miestnej zápasník Fred Bauer. Zápas sa konal na miestnom Turnvereine Hall v 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 zápasí s Jenkinsom

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Mája 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail zápasil s Tomom Jenkinsom v Clevelande, Ohio. Ismail cestoval po Spojených štátoch len šesť mesiacov na začiatku 1898. Ismail zápasil menej ako desať zápasov, ale zanechal cestu skazy, ktorú si pamätáme dodnes. Ismail urobil silný dojem, keď ľahko porazil oboch Evan „Strangler“ Lewis. Ismail tiež urobil silný

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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt Available

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“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 sa pozrel na svojho rivala Georga Hackenschmidta, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

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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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