Lewis Solves Masked Marvel

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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. পরে

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George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

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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,

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Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker

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In late 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 “কৃষক” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. <বিঘত bbox_x = "289" bbox_y = "724" bbox_w = "56" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = ", Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. লুই, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. By 1902, জর্জ

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McVey KOs Ferguson

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আগস্ট 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this

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Sam Langford Fights the Dixie Kid

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As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 এবং 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for theColored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. As a result, the toughest challengers

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Ira Cooper Solves Jewel Robbery

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নভেম্বর তারিখে 10, 1924, পত্নী. A.W. Stickney was leaving the St. Louis Country Club, when she was approached by two African-American men. The lighter skinned man told Mrs. Stickney to turn over her jewels or he would take them from her. তার নিরাপত্তার জন্য ভয়ে, পত্নী. Stickney handed the man her jewelry, valued at $17,000.00, এবং $85.00 in cash. পত্নী.

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Sam McVey Puts Pressure on the Champ

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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

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Marvin Hart’s Double Win

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<বিঘত bbox_x = "663" bbox_y = "693" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = " 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. এ 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to

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Old Champ Dies Penniless

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নভেম্বর তারিখে 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 বয়স বছর. Mace was world champion from 1860 <বিঘত bbox_x = "611" bbox_y = "928" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = " 1862 and again from 1866 <বিঘত bbox_x = "611" bbox_y = "928" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = " 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 <বিঘত bbox_x = "611" bbox_y = "928" bbox_w = "12" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = " 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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On September 15, 1919, <বিঘত bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "2094" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" লাল = "255" সবুজ = "255" নীল = "255" আলফা = ". 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. বছর, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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