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Dwar April 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Ottubru 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro
Min hu l-akbar wrestler professjonali leġittimu li jiġġieled fl-Istati Uniti? Kif
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. Wara
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,
Fl-aħħar 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 “Farmer” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Madankollu, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Billi 1902, George
Fuq Awissu 11, 1915, Iċ-Champion tal-Boxing tal-Heavyweight tal-Kulur Dinjija attwali Sam McVey ġġieled lil Sandy Ferguson f’Boston, Massachusetts fil-ġinnasju tal-Atlas Athletic Association. McVey ġġieled f'era fejn il-promoturi ffriżaw lill-boxers Afrikani Amerikani kollha, ħlief il-kbir Jack Johnson, mill-ġlieda għall-kampjonat tad-dinja. McVey għeleb ħafna mill-ġellieda l-oħra l-Iswed kbar ta 'dan
Kif ktibt f’diversi postijiet, l-aqwa boxers heavyweight bejn 1900 u 1919 kienu l-boxers Afrikani-Amerikani mġiegħla jiġġieldu lil xulxin għall- “Kampjonat tal-Kulur”. Anke wara li l-kbir Jack Johnson fl-aħħar kiser il-linja tal-kulur u rebaħ il-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Piż Tqil, kien jiddefendi biss it-titlu kontra kontendenti bojod. As a result, l-aktar sfidanti iebsa
Fuq Novembru 10, 1924, Sinjura. A.W. Stickney kien qed iħalli l-St. Louis Country Club, meta ġiet avviċinata minn żewġt irġiel Afrikani-Amerikani. Ir-raġel ta’ ġilda ħafifa qal lil Mrs. Stickney biex idawwar il-ġojjelli tagħha jew kien jeħodhom mingħandha. Fearing for her safety, Sinjura. Stickney ta lir-raġel il-ġojjellerija tagħha, stmat għal $17,000.00, u $85.00 in cash. Sinjura.
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
Fil 1902, Il-futur Champion Dinji tal-Boxing Heavyweight Marvin Hart kien konkorrent li qed jogħlew. Jiġġieled primarjament mill-belt twelidu ta' Louisville, Kentucky, Hart kien imqabbel kontra Kid Carter fis-Southern Athletic Club f'Mejju 2, 1902. Fil 17-1, Hart kien jaf li rebħa oħra kienet se tagħmel triq twila biex tassigura ġlieda għat-titlu tal-piż tqil. Il-Kid Carter imwieled Brooklyn kellu l-intenzjoni li
Fuq Novembru 30, 1910, rapporti ġew minn England dik li qabel kienet Heavyweight Champion tad-Dinja Prizefighting Jem Mace kien miet fi 79 sena. Mace kien champion tad-dinja minn 1860 li 1862 u għal darb'oħra mill- 1866 li 1876. Wara Allegatament jaqla miljun dollaru fil-karriera li spanned 1857 li 1909, Jem Mace miet penniless. He was laid to rest
Dwar Settembru 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. Għal snin, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate