Épisode 64 – St. Louis’ Premier lutteur professionnel
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Dans cet épisode, Je discute de la carrière professionnelle de lutte et d'arbitrage de ST. Louis’ premier lutteur professionnel, George Baptiste.
Update
With this episode, Nous serons maintenant un podcast hebdomadaire. Nous pouvons faire passer en revue les épisodes de temps en temps.
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Main Content
St. Louis’ premier lutteur professionnel, George Baptiste, was five feet, six inches tall and weighed one hundred sixty-five pounds. A successful middleweight wrestler, Baptiste also trained wrestlers, like Oscar Wasem, before transitioning into refereeing.
Artist Rendering of George Hackenschmidt’s St. Louis Matches from the Public Domain
Baptiste wrestled his most famous opponent, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Georg Hackenschmidt, à St. Louis during 1905. Hackenschmidt dominated the 42-year-old Baptiste.
I did mention Hackenschmidt’s training manual and autobiography, Comment vivre en santé et en force (affiliate link). At least the last half of the book is Hackenschmidt’s life story. “Entaille” talks about the match with Baptiste in St. Louis.
Baptiste had two tumultuous marriages before find happiness near the end of his life.
Baptise died of stomach cancer at 74 years of age on December 1, 1938. Baptiste left an estate valued at $200,000. His brothers and nephew contested the will but the judge ruled in favor of Baptiste’s new wife and niece.
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