George Baptiste Dies

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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ທັນ​ວາ 1, 1938 ຢູ່ 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ປີ​ຂອງ​ອາ​ຍຸ​ສູງ​ສຸດ. 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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Killer Dill (1947)

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On August 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, ລາວ

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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 looked over at his rival George Hackenschmidt, 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, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "925​" bbox_y = "1976​" bbox_w = "13​" bbox_h = "19​" fsize = "13​" fweight = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". 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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ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ທັນ​ວາ 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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William Muldoon Promotes Health System

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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,

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Evan “Stranglers ການ” Lewis ທີ່​ມີ​ຢູ່

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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. ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to

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

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William Muldoon Uses Long Copy

ທ່ານ​ໄດ້​ແນວ​ໃດ​ມັກ​ຈະ​ໄດ້​ຍິນ​ວ່າ​ມັນ​ດີ​ທີ່​ສຸດ​ເພື່ອ​ນໍາ​ໃຊ້​ສໍາ​ເນົາ​ສັ້ນ​ຫຼື​ສໍາ​ເນົາ​ຍາວ​ສໍາ​ລັບ​ການ​ການ​ຕະ​ຫຼາດ​ອິນ​ເຕີ​ເນັດ. ຜູ້​ສະ​ເຫນີ​ບາງ​ຄົນ​ສະ​ຫນັບ​ສະ​ຫນູນ​ສໍາ​ເນົາ​ສັ້ນ, ບາງ​ສະ​ຫນັບ​ສະ​ຫນູນ​ທີ່​ຍາວ​ນານ​ແລະ​ບາງ​ພະ​ຍາ​ຍາມ​ເພື່ອ​ປະ​ທ້ວງ​ເປັນ​ພື້ນ​ທີ່​ເຄິ່ງ​ກາງ. 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

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Hackenschmidt Tours St. Louis ໃນ 1905

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ເດືອນ​ພຶດ​ສະ​ພາ 9, 1905 ສະ​ບັບ​ຂອງ St ໄດ້. Louis Republic’s sport section contained a story about an upcoming match between local wrestler George Baptiste and the touring World Wrestling Champion, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, ພຽງ​ແຕ່​ຜູ້​ທີ່​ຫຼິ້ນ​ໃຫ້​ເກີນ​ແມ່ນ​ຂອບ Jenkins ສໍາ​ລັບ Championship ໂລກ. ຖ້າ​ຫາກ​ວ່າ​ບັນ​ນາ​ທິ​ການ​ໄດ້​ຮັບ​ຮູ້ “Hack ຂອງ” ສະ​ພາບ​ການ​ໃນ​ເວ​ລາ​ນັ້ນ, he may have

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