Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Attwalment, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Åberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. It-tournament ta’ Rachman kellu jibda nhar l-Erbgħa

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Alex Aberg Jirritorna lejn l-Ewropa

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Alex Aberg għeleb ħafna għedewwa notevoli fl-akbar sena tal-karriera tiegħu ta’ lotta professjonali. Fil 1915, Aberg ikkompetiet kemm fil-verżjonijiet tar-Rebbiegħa kif ukoll fil-Ħafa tat-Tournament Internazzjonali tal-Lotta ta’ New York. Jikkompeti esklussivament fl-istil preferut tiegħu tal-lotta Greko-Rumana, Aberg għeleb lil Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko u Ed “Strangler” Lewis flimkien ma’ numru ta’ wrestlers journeyman.

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George Baptiste Meets World Champion

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Nhar il-Ġimgħa, Mejju 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 to the West”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 minuti. 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, Novembru 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, Produttur ta 'Stars Wrestling

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Paul Pons kien Champion Wrestling Greco-Roman ta 'Franza fl-1890s. Hu rebaħ kampjonat fil-Folies-Bergeres qabel rebbieħa tournament fir-Russja 1898. Dawn ir-rebħiet ippermettewlu jikseb il-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Lotta Greko-Rumana. Pons kapitalizzat fuq dan notoriety, billi fetħet ġinnasju li wrestlers ferrovija u l-irġiel qawwija. Pons’ ir-reb[a kienet partikolarment notevoli min[abba

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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. Wara

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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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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

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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” Åberg. 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 qawwi wisq għal Wrestler Franċiż

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Dwar Ġunju 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 u 210 pounds during his career.

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