William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

September 12, 2016 Ken Zimmerman Jr. 19th Century Pro Wrestling Saga

William Muldoon, World Greco-Roman Glíma Champion og líkamlega menningu talsmaður, kom til Los Angeles á þriðjudag, Apríl 15, 1884 að takast á við staðbundin Wrestler Fred Bauer. Leikurinn fór fram í nærumhverfinu Turnvereine Hall í Los Angeles. Muldoon var svo viss um sigur að hann kveðið á um að hann myndi kasta Bauer tíu sinnum innan klukkutíma eða hann myndi teljast sem tapar.

Muldoon og Bauer slegið hring fyrir leikinn. Báðir menn stóðu 5'9″. Muldoon vó vöðvastæltur 200 £. Bauer vó flabby 235. Eftir forkeppni inngangi, Muldoon og Bauer læst upp. Muldoon grípa Bauer með örmum, kastaði honum og hengja hann í minna en eina mínútu.

William Muldoon frá almenningi

Bauer var incensed því að vera skipsbátur svo fljótt og hljóp á Muldoon. Muldoon caught Bauer í miðjan þjóta, reisti hann í loftinu og skellur honum í annað haust í 15 sekúndur. Það tók Muldoon tvisvar eins lengi fyrir seinni haust sem Bauer gegn honum fyrir 30 sekúndur.

Bauer was so disheartened by this point that Muldoon began to demonstrate his muscular control and lecture the audience on the benefits of exercise and nutrition. After two more quick falls, Bauer was going to quit but his friends talked him into continuing the contest.

Bauer should have followed his own instincts. Muldoon threw him so heavily for the sixth fall that Bauer was knocked senseless. Sem betur fer, the referee finally brought the contest to an end. It was doubtful if Bauer could survive four more falls from the mighty William Muldoon.

Clarence Whistler Wrestling William Muldoon from the Public Domain

Muldoon delivered similar beatings to many men. Clarence Whistler was the only man to trouble Muldoon and he only managed to wrestle Muldoon to a draw. Whistler would die very young and under mysterious circumstances in Australia on a wrestling tour. It is believed that Whistler’s heavy drinking contributed to his early death.

Muldoon would live to be 81 ára. He spent his years after retiring from the ring as America’s most celebrated personal trainer. He trained the mighty John L. Sullivan for his fight with Jake Kilrain in 1889. He would go on to train athletes, government officials and celebrities.