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Apirilaren 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Urriaren On 20, 1916, Ad Santel, "Hooker" edo bidalketa borrokalari trebea, met Taro
Nor da Estatu Batuetan borrokatzeko legezko borrokalari profesional handiena? Nola egin
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. After
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,
Urtearen bukaeran 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 “Baserritarrak” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Hala ere, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Arabera 1902, George
Abuztuaren On 11, 1915, egungo Munduko Koloretako Pisu Astunen Boxeo Txapelduna Sam McVeyk Sandy Fergusonen aurka borrokatu zuen Bostonen, Massachusetts Atlas Athletic Association gimnasioan. McVeyk borroka egin zuen sustatzaileek afroamerikar boxeolari guztiak izoztu zituzten garai batean, Jack Johnson handia izan ezik, munduko txapelketarako borrokatik. McVey-k honen beste borrokalari beltz handi gehienak garaitu zituen
Hainbat mezutan idatzi dudan bezala, arteko pisu astunetako boxeolari onenak 1900 eta 1919 boxeolari afroamerikarrak elkarren aurka borrokatzera behartuta zeuden “Koloretako Txapelketa”. Jack Johnson handiak azkenean kolore-lerroa hautsi eta pisu astuneko Munduko Txapelketa irabazi ondoren ere, hautagai zurien aurka bakarrik defendatuko zuen titulua. As a result, erronkarik gogorrenak
Azaroaren on 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Stickney St. Louis Country Club, bi gizon afroamerikar hurbildu zitzaizkionean. Larru argiagoko gizonak esan zion Mrs. Stickneyk bitxiak itzultzeko edo hark kenduko zizkion. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Stickneyk gizonari bere bitxiak eman zizkion, baloratua $17,000.00, eta $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
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
Urtean 1902, etorkizuneko Munduko pisu astuneko boxeo txapelduna Marvin Hart goranzko lehiakidea zen. Batez ere Louisville jaioterritik borrokan ari zen, Kentucky, Hart Kid Carterren aurka jokatu zuen Southern Athletic Club-en maiatzean 2, 1902. Etan 17-1, Hartek bazekien beste garaipen batek bide luzea izango zuela pisu astuneko tituluaren borroka lortzeko. Brooklyn-en jaiotako Kid Carter-ek nahi zuen
Azaroaren on 30, 1910, txostenak ohi Heavyweight Prizefighting txapelduna Jem Mace zuela hil zen Ingalaterratik etorri zen 79 urte. Mace munduko txapelduna izan zen 1860 arte 1862 eta berriro bertatik 1866 arte 1876. Milioi dolar informatzen irabazten duten spanned karrera batean ondoren 1857 arte 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
Irailaren 15, 1919, St. 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. Urtez, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate