插曲 64 – 圣. 路易’ 第一位职业摔跤手
在这一集, 我讨论圣的职业摔跤和裁判生涯. 路易’ 第一个职业摔跤手, George Baptiste.
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圣. 路易’ 第一个职业摔跤手, 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, 在圣. 在路易 1905. Hackenschmidt dominated the 42-year-old Baptiste.
I did mention Hackenschmidt’s training manual and autobiography, How to Live in Health and Strength (友情链接). At least the last half of the book is Hackenschmidt’s life story. “劈” talks about the match with Baptiste in St. 路易.
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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