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, who was

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Ar ddydd Sadwrn, Tachwedd 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 cofnodion. 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 yn meddu

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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Ar ddydd Iau, Ionawr 27, 1904, Amddiffynnodd Tom Jenkins ei Bencampwriaeth Reslo America yn erbyn reslwr addawol o Iowa. Ar ôl y cwymp cyntaf, sylweddolodd y cefnogwyr mai hon oedd gêm anoddaf y c Frank Alvin Gotch, yr Humboldt, Bachgen fferm Iowa sydd yn mynd yn groes Georg Hackenschmidt ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth Pwysau Trwm y Byd yn 1908, Roedd Jenkins’ Challenger. Jenkins wedi trechu 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, Tachwedd 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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Atgofion Henry Moses Dufur

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Cynhaliodd Henry Moses Dufur Bencampwr Reslo Coler a Phenelin Pwysau Trwm y Byd yn ystod y 1870au. Erbyn 1855, Ymddeolodd Dufur o reslo proffesiynol i ddilyn ei broffesiwn llawn amser o deilwra dillad. Hyd yn oed yn ystod ei yrfa reslo, Gweithiodd Dufur fel teiliwr. Dywedodd Dufur wrth y gohebydd o The Boston Globe iddo gael ei eni yn Richford, Vermont ym Mehefin 5, 1943. Y dyddiad hwn o

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Tom Allen Fights Bill Davis

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Yn y 19eg ganrif, 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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