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Innlegg om gresk-romerske brytekamper og andre brytestiler som krage-og-albuebryting, sidehold bryting, Cornish bryting, etc..
April 24, 1889, the Missouri Gymnasium hosted its annual event to highlight the athletic accomplishments of its members. Members showed off gymnastic skills and other athletic ability while an orchestra or the Ideal Banjo Club played music in the background. The gymnasium managers booked a main attraction for the evening. George Baptiste, en St. Louis middleweight wrestler who specialized
On Thursday, March 31, 1881, 200 fans filtered into New York’s Turnverein Hall to watch Clarence Whistler wrestle Henry Moses Dufur in a three-out-of-five-falls catch-as-catch-can wrestling match with both wrestlers wearing jackets. The promoters used the rules and jackets to even the chances of each wrestler to win. Clarence Whistler specialized in Greco-Roman wrestling. Whistler took World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion
On Thursday, Oktober 7, 1884, Oberst James Hiram McLaughlin kjempet mot Henry Moses Dufur for det begge menn hevdet ville være siste gang. 40-åringene spesialiserte seg på krage-og-albuebryting. Mennene kjempet i Detroit, Michigan, hjemmeterritoriet til McLaughlin. Kampen fant sted på Detroit Opera House foran et lite publikum. Profesjonell bryting hadde ikke utviklet seg
On Tuesday, Januar 29, 1884, omtrent to tusen fans stimlet inn i Detroit Opera House for å se den første av en serie med to kamper mellom oberst James H. McLaughlin og Henry Moses Dufur. Publikum måtte glede arrangørene og bryterne. Fyrstikker som trakk tusenvis av folkemengder var sjeldne på 1800-tallet. Arrangørene hevdet McLaughlin forsvarte amerikaneren
Henry Moses Dufur holdt verdensmesteren i tungvekt i krage-og-albuebryting på 1870-tallet. Av 1855, Dufur trakk seg fra profesjonell bryting for å satse på sitt heltidsyrke som klesskredder. Selv under brytekarrieren, Dufur jobbet som skredder. Dufur fortalte korrespondenten fra The Boston Globe at han ble født i Richford, Vermont i juni 5, 1943. Denne datoen av
Henry Moses Dufur specialized in collar-and-elbow wrestling when Dufur wrestled professionally in the 1870s and 1880s. Born on May 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur wrestled primarily in the northeastern United States. Juni 27, 1878, Dufur wrestled a return match with a wrestler named Cox at the Boston Baseball Park in front of five hundred fans. Five hundred fans
George Baptiste spent about twenty years serving as St. Louis’ resident all-around athlete before taking over the company, Baptiste Tent and Awning, founded by his father Alexander Baptiste. Besides plying his trade as an occasional but accomplished professional wrestler, Baptise was a powerful swimmer. August 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
Sorakichi Matsuda reiste til USA sent 1883 å begynne sin profesjonelle brytekarriere. Matsuda hadde til hensikt å lære amerikansk profesjonell bryting og returnere til hjemlandet for å starte sin egen brytingkampanje. Matsudas manager kom med påstander om treningen hans i Japan, which could not be verified. Matsuda trente sumobryting med den berømte Isegahama-stallen, men gjorde det
On Thursday, April 10, 1884, America’s first full-time professional wrestler, J.H. McLaughlin wrestled all-around Scottish athlete and wrestler Duncan C. Ross at Detroit’s Opera House. The men wrestled a three-out-of-five falls mixed styles match. McLaughlin specialized in collar-and-elbow wrestling. The men wrestled two falls under collar-and-elbow rules. Ross favored side hold rules. The men wrestled two falls by securing side
På lørdag, September 10, 1910, Stanislaus Zbyszko, fresh off his first tour of the United States, wrestled the Great Gama at Shepherd’s Bush Stadium in London, England. 7,000 spectators crowded into the stadium to watch the match. A few weeks earlier, Mr. Benjamin brought a group of Pehlwani wrestlers from India to wrestle in England. Fans consider the Great Gama