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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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. However, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Oleh 1902, George

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Evan Lewis mencekik Tom Cannon

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Pada Agustus 26, 1886, Evan “Pencekik” Lewis bertemu Gulat Inggris Juara Tom Cannon di Cincinnati, Ohio. Selama era gulat yang sah, pegulat lain takut Lewis kuat karena cengkeraman nya. Lewis mempekerjakan mencekik arteri karotis dikenal sebagai choke telanjang belakang di Judo. Setidaknya itulah yang awalnya saya pikirkan dan sebagian besar sejarawan telah kutip. Modern

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Pada hari Sabtu, November 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 menit. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem kesurupan

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Stecher Beats Cutler for American Title

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When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the

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Tinju Efek pada Gulat sah

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Di tahun 1910-an, gulat profesional Amerika secara permanen pindah dari kontes gulat sah untuk pameran diatur sebelumnya. minat penggemar, kontrol promotor dan kurang keausan pada pegulat semua memainkan peran dalam transisi ini. tentang tekanan lain kurang berbicara di luar dari olahraga itu sendiri. Sebelum abad ke-20, tinju profesional adalah ilegal di Amerika Serikat. hanya buku jari

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Petani” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 pon. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg bergulat

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Ad Santel Brings The Pain

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Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. Meskipun cerita ini mungkin atau mungkin

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Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt Available

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“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!Frank Gotch memandang saingannya George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt

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