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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. After
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,
En septiembre 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. Por años, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
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
En junio 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 y 210 pounds during his career.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Dado que los fanáticos solo consideraban a Clarence Whistler lo suficientemente hábil como para amenazar realmente su reinado, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. En mayo 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, quien
Se produjo el Torneo Internacional de Lucha Libre en dos fases entre mayo 19, 1915 y diciembre 31, 1915. Cincuenta luchadores competirán en la primera fase del torneo como World grecorromana Campeón Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. La segunda entrega tuvo 40 luchadores incluidos ascendentes y que vienen estrella Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. La
En marzo de 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. The last fall would be decided via what The New York
Pablo Pons fue un grecorromana campeón de lucha Francés. Él era lo suficientemente bueno para dar George Hackenschmidt un plazo para su dinero en varios torneos. Sin embargo, cuando llegó a Chicago en 1900, estaba “derrotado” por un luchador local,. Las circunstancias de la pérdida dejan mucho que desear. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Uno
William Muldoon, el Campeón del Mundo de Lucha Greco-romana y defensor de la cultura física, llegó a Los Ángeles el martes, Abril 15, 1884 para enfrentar el luchador local de Fred Bauer. El partido tuvo lugar en el Salón de Turnvereine local en Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he