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. After

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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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McVey KOs Ferguson

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Sou Out 11, 1915, aktyèl chanpyon mondyal ki gen koulè pal boksè pwa lou Sam McVey te goumen ak Sandy Ferguson nan Boston, Massachusetts nan jimnastik Atlas Athletic Association. McVey te goumen nan yon epòk kote pwomotè te jele tout boksè Afriken Ameriken yo, eksepte gwo Jack Johnson la, soti nan batay pou chanpyona mondyal la. McVey te bat pi fò nan lòt gwo konbatan Nwa sa yo

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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 ak 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. Kòm yon rezilta, the toughest challengers

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Double genyen Marvin Hart

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Nan 1902, lavni chanpyon mondyal boksè pwa lou Marvin Hart te yon konkiran k ap monte. Goumen prensipalman soti nan vil natal li nan Louisville, Kentucky, Hart te matche ak Kid Carter nan Southern Athletic Club la nan mwa me 2, 1902. Nan 17-1, Hart te konnen yon lòt viktwa ta ale yon fason lontan nan sekirize yon batay tit pwa loud. Kid Carter ki fèt nan Brooklyn te gen entansyon

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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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Sou Sèptanm 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. Pou ane, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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