George Baptiste Dies

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Sur Décembre 1, 1938 à 5:15 h, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ans. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home

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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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Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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Sur Décembre 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

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Evan “L'étrangleur” Lewis Disponible

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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. En Janvier 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “étrangler Sorakichi pour

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Wrestler Saves Drowning Priest

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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. Sur Août 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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William Muldoon Uses Long Copy

Combien de fois avez-vous entendu préférable d'utiliser une copie de courte ou longue copie pour le marketing Internet. Certains partisans préconisent copie courte, certains préconisent de long et certains tentent de trouver un terrain d'entente. Il semble que chacun a une opinion bien. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was

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Hackenschmidt Tours St. Louis en 1905

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Le mai 9, 1905 édition de la St. La section sportive de Louis République contenait l'histoire d'un match à venir entre lutteur locale George Baptiste et le champion de la World Wrestling de tourisme, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, qui vient de battre Tom Jenkins pour le Championnat du Monde. Si l'éditeur savait “Hack de” condition at the time, he may have

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