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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, stb.
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Mivel a rajongók csak Clarence Whistlert tartották elég képzettnek ahhoz, hogy valóban veszélybe sodorják az uralkodását, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Május 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, akik
A Nemzetközi Birkózó verseny két szakaszban került sor a május 19, 1915 és december 31, 1915. Ötven birkózók versenye első szakaszában a verseny, beleértve a világ a görög-római Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. A második részlet volt 40 birkózók, beleértve a feltörekvő csillag Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. A
Március 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. A legutóbbi őszről a The New York-i szám döntene
Paul Pons volt a francia görög-római birkózás bajnok. Jó volt elég ahhoz, hogy George Hackenschmidt futni a pénzét több versenyen. Viszont, amikor eljött a Chicago 1900, ő “legyőzött” egy helyi birkózó. Körülményeit a veszteség hagy sok kívánnivalót. Paul Pons utazott az Egyesült Államokba 1900. Egy
William Muldoon, World görög-római birkózás bajnok és a fizikai kultúra támogatója, jött Los Angeles kedd, Április 15, 1884 hogy szembenézzen a helyi birkózó Fred Bauer. A mérkőzés zajlott a helyi Turnvereine Hall-ban, Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
On December 1, 1938 -on 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 éves korig. 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,
-Ben 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. -Ben 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. Augusztus 11, 1900, Baptiste used his swimming skills to save another St. Louisan from drowning.