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Posts about professional wrestling history from 1870 до 1930.
На дан 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,
У уторак, Јануар 19, 1909, Др. Бенџамин ваљка, Сијетл лекар и професионални рвач који је био довољно добар да победи америчку Хеавивеигхт Цхампионсхип, необјашњиво је одлучио да се опроба у професионалном боксу. Његов противник је био пријатељ и спаринг партнер, “Денвер” Ед Мартин, ко ће победити у боји Светско првенство бокс у тешкој категорији. Др. 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. У јануару 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “задавити Соракичи да
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Лоуис’ 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. На августа 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 “Пијук” у Ст. Louis during the 1904 Сајам. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Лоуис, the match would not occur until 1908 у Чикагу,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Начин да се живи у здравље и снагу (аффилиате линк) 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
Вилијам Мулдоон, бивши Њујорк детектив, освојио Светско првенство у рвању грчко-римску победом Тхиебауд Бауера. Малдун је владао десет година пре одласка у пензију као шампион. Након пензионисања, је почео да живи као лични тренер. Малдун тренирао многе рвача, али стварно је дошао до изражаја након добијања жалосно од облика Џона Л. Sullivan fit for
I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. The last major bare knuckle bout was fought by Sullivan against Jake Kilrain in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Он је био
How often have you heard it best to use short copy or long copy for Internet marketing. Some proponents advocate short copy, some advocate long and some try to strike a middle ground. It seems everyone has an opinion though. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was