Alex Aberg torna in Europa

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Alex Aberg ha sconfitto molti nemici importanti nell'anno più importante della sua carriera di wrestling professionistico. In 1915, Aberg ha gareggiato sia nella versione primaverile che in quella autunnale del New York International Wrestling Tournament. Gareggiando esclusivamente nel suo stile preferito di lotta greco-romana, Aberg ha sconfitto il Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko e Ed “Strangler” Lewis insieme ad un certo numero di lottatori professionisti.

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George Baptiste Meets World Champion

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Il Venerdì, Maggio 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway per l'Occidente”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 verbale. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembre 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman

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Paul Pons, Creatore di Wrestling Stars

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Paolo Pons è stato il campione di wrestling greco-romana di Francia nel 1890. Ha vinto un torneo al Folies-Bergeres, prima di vincere un torneo in Russia nel 1898. Queste vittorie gli hanno permesso di rivendicare il campionato mondiale di lotta greco-romana. Pons capitalizzato su questa notorietà aprendo una palestra di lottatori treni e uomini forti. Pons’ la vittoria è stata particolarmente notevole a causa di

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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. Dopo

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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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Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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Nel settembre 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. Per anni, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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Russian Civil War Snags Aberg and Lurich

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Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into

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Muldoon troppo forte per Wrestler francese

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In giugno 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 e 210 pounds during his career.

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Muldoon Fails to Throw Sorakichi 5 Times

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Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Since fans only considered Clarence Whistler skilled enough to really threaten his reign, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. In maggio 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, che

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