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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 til 1930.
Desember 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
On Tuesday, Januar 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. I januar 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “kvele Sorakichi til
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. August 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
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,
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
William Muldoon, en tidligere New York-detektiv, vant World gresk-romersk bryting mesterskapet ved å slå Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon regjerte i ti år før han la opp som mester. Etter pensjon, han begynte å livnære seg som en personlig trener. Muldoon trent mange brytere men virkelig ble kjent etter å få en sørgelig ute av form John L. Sullivan fit for
Første gang jeg leste om William Muldoon i en biografi om John L. Sullivan, den siste nakne knoke tungvekt. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. Den siste store nakne knoke bout ble utkjempet av Sullivan mot Jake Kilrain i 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Han var
Hvor ofte har du hørt det best å bruke korte kopi eller lang kopi for Internett markedsføring. Noen tilhengere argumentere korte kopi, noen talsmann lang og noen prøver å finne en middelvei. Det synes alle har en mening om. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was