Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

Stanislaus-Zbyszko

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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Op zaterdag, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 notulen. 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 bezeten

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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Op donderdag, Januari 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins verdedigde zijn American Wrestling Championship tegen een opkomende worstelaar uit Iowa. After the first fall, de fans beseften dat dit de zwaarste wedstrijd van de c Frank Alvin Gotch was, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins had Gotch verslagen

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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, November 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 Herinneringen

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Henry Moses Dufur was in de jaren 1870 wereldkampioen zwaargewicht worstelen met kraag en elleboog. Door 1855, Dufur stopte met het professionele worstelen om zijn fulltime beroep van kledingmaker uit te oefenen. Zelfs tijdens zijn worstelcarrière, Dufur werkte als kleermaker. Dufur vertelde de correspondent van The Boston Globe dat hij in Richford was geboren, Vermont in juni 5, 1943. Deze datum van

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Tom Allen Fights Bill Davis

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In the 19th century, 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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