Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

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In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, qui va ser

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Dissabte, Novembre 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 acta. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem posseït

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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On Thursday, Gener 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins va defensar el seu campionat de lluita americà contra un lluitador prometedor d'Iowa. After the first fall, els aficionats es van adonar que era el partit més dur del c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins havia derrotat a Gotch

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembre 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman

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Henry Moses Dufur Reminiscències

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Henry Moses Dufur va ser campió mundial de lluita de coll i colze de pes pesat durant la dècada de 1870. Per 1855, Dufur es va retirar de la lluita professional per exercir la seva professió a temps complet de sastre de roba. Fins i tot durant la seva carrera de lluita lliure, Dufur treballava de sastre. Dufur va dir al corresponsal de The Boston Globe que va néixer a Richford, Vermont al juny 5, 1943. Aquesta data de

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Tom Allen Fights Bill Davis

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Al segle XIX, most states banned bare-knuckled prizefighting and professional gloved boxing. Police often arrested fighter, managers, and promoters to stop prizefighting. A unique aspect of geography turned St. Louis into an ideal fight venue to get around the authorities’s activity to stop professional prizefighting. In the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois, the river’s current created a handful

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