George Baptiste Dies

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Decembra 1, 1938 pri 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 let. 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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Avgusta 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, njegov

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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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Decembra 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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V dokaz, da njegovo predvidevanja in vizije, Svetovne Wrestling prvak William Muldoon je pripravljal, da bo fitnes trenerja, tudi ko na vrhuncu svojih pooblastil, kot rokoborec. Muldoon potekala v prvenstvu od 1880 dokler se je upokojil leta 1890. Med njegovo vladavino, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,

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Evan “Strangler” Lewis voljo

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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. V januarju 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. Avgusta 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.

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William Muldoon Uses Long Copy

Kako pogosto ste slišali najbolje, da uporabite kratek kopijo ali dolgo kopijo za internetno trženje. Nekateri zagovorniki zagovarjajo kratek kopijo, nekateri zagovarjajo dolgo in nekateri poskušajo najti kompromisno rešitev. Zdi se, da ima vsakdo svoje mnenje, čeprav. Ena oseba, ki je verjel v uporabi dolgo kopijo za prodajo svojih storitev, je bil William Muldoon. Muldoon was

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Hackenschmidt Tours St. Louis v 1905

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Maj 9, 1905 izdaja St. Športni oddelek Louis republike vsebuje zgodbo o prihajajoči tekmi med lokalno rokoborec George Baptiste in touring Svetovne Wrestling prvak, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, ki je pravkar premagal Tom Jenkins za svetovno prvenstvo. Če urednik vedel “Hack-jev” stanje v času, he may have

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