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Красавіка 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Кастрычнік 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro
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When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. Пасля
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
У канцы 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Фермер” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Аднак, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Луіс, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Па 1902, George
Жнівень 11, 1915, цяперашні чэмпіён свету па боксе ў цяжкай вазе сярод каляровых баксёраў Сэм Маквей змагаўся з Сэндзі Фергюсанам у Бостане, Масачусэтс у трэнажорнай зале Atlas Athletic Association. Маквей змагаўся ў эпоху, калі прамоўтэры замарозілі ўсіх афраамерыканскіх баксёраў, акрамя вялікага Джэка Джонсана, ад барацьбы за чэмпіянат свету. Маквей перамог большасць іншых вялікіх чарнаскурых байцоў
Як я пісаў у некалькіх паведамленнях, лепшыя баксёры ў цяжкай вазе паміж 1900 і 1919 былі афра-амерыканскія баксёры вымушаны змагацца адзін з адным за “Каляровы чэмпіянат”. Нават пасля таго, як вялікі Джэк Джонсан нарэшце парушыў каляровую мяжу і выйграў тытул чэмпіёна свету ў цяжкай вазе, ён будзе абараняць тытул толькі супраць белых прэтэндэнтаў. У выніку, самыя жорсткія прэтэндэнты
Лістапада 10, 1924, Г-жа. А.В. Стыкні выходзіў з катэдры St. Загарадны клуб Луіс, калі да яе падышлі двое афраамерыканцаў. Больш светлы мужчына сказаў місіс. Стыкні перадаць яе каштоўнасці, інакш ён забярэ іх у яе. Fearing for her safety, Г-жа. Стыкні працягнула мужчыну свае каштоўнасці, ацэнены ў $17,000.00, і $85.00 in cash. Г-жа.
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
У 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Лістапада 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 гадоў. Mace was world champion from 1860 для 1862 and again from 1866 для 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 для 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
On September 15, 1919, Вуліца. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. На працягу многіх гадоў, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate