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Pada April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Pada bulan Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, seorang "hooker" yang terkenal atau ahli gusti penyerahan yang mahir, 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. 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,
Pada akhir 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 “Petani” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Walau bagaimanapun, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Oleh 1902, George
On August 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
Seperti yang saya tulis dalam beberapa post, peninju kelas berat terbaik antara 1900 dan 1919 adalah petinju Afrika-Amerika yang dipaksa untuk melawan satu sama lain untuk “Kejohanan Berwarna”. Walaupun selepas Jack Johnson yang hebat akhirnya memecahkan garis warna dan memenangi Kejohanan Heavyweight Dunia, dia hanya akan mempertahankan gelaran menentang pencabar kulit putih. Akibatnya, pencabar paling sukar
Pada November 10, 1924, Puan. A.W. Stickney telah meninggalkan St. Kelab Desa Louis, apabila dia didatangi oleh dua lelaki Afrika-Amerika. Lelaki berkulit cerah itu memberitahu Mrs. Stickney untuk menyerahkan permatanya atau dia akan mengambilnya daripadanya. Fearing for her safety, Puan. Stickney menghulurkan perhiasannya kepada lelaki itu, bernilai pada $17,000.00, dan $85.00 in cash. Puan.
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
Dalam 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. Pada 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
Pada November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 tahun. Mace was world champion from 1860 kepada 1862 and again from 1866 kepada 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 kepada 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
Pada September 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. Selama bertahun-tahun, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate