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Posts about Greco-Roman wrestling matches and other wrestling styles such as collar-and-elbow wrestling, side hold wrestling, Cornish wrestling, etc.
Tharla an Ilchomórtas Wrestling Idirnáisiúnta in dhá chéim idir Bealtaine 19, 1915 agus mí na Nollag 31, 1915. Bheadh caoga wrestlers iomaíocht sa chéad chéim den tournament lena n-áirítear an Domhain Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Bhí an dara tráthchuid 40 wrestlers lena n-áirítear suas agus ag teacht réalta Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. An
Ar Márta 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. Bheadh an titim seo caite a chinneadh tríd an méid a An Nua-Eabhrac
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Mar sin féin, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. One
William Muldoon, an Wrestling Champion Domhanda Greco-Roman agus togróir cultúr fisiciúil, tháinig go dtí Los Angeles ar an Máirt, Aibreán 15, 1884 chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar an wrestler áitiúil Fred Bauer. Bhí an cluiche ar siúl ag an áitiúil Turnvereine Halla i Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
Ar Nollaig 1, 1938 ag 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 bliana d'aois. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home
During February 1901, St. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
In 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. In 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
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. Ar Lúnasa 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, An Bealach a Beo i Sláinte agus Neart (nasc affiliate) by Georg Hackenschmidt. Georg Hackenschmidt set many weightlifitng world records before focusing on professional wrestling. Hackenschmidt would win the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1901. Hackenschmidt would reign as undefeated World Champion for 7 years until losing his