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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, itd..
Międzynarodowy Turniej wystąpił w dwóch etapach Wrestling od maja 19, 1915 i grudzień 31, 1915. Pięćdziesiąt zapaśników będzie rywalizować w pierwszej fazie turnieju, w tym światowej grecko-rzymskiego Champion Aleksandra “Alex” Aberg. Druga rata miała 40 zapaśników, w tym i najbliższych gwiazda Eda “Dusiciel” Chwytak, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The
Marzec 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
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. Jednak, 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. Jeden
William Muldoon, Wrestling mistrz świata grecko-rzymskiego i propagator kultury fizycznej, przybył do Los Angeles we wtorek, Kwiecień 15, 1884 zmierzyć się z lokalnym zapaśnik Fred Bauer. Mecz odbył się na miejscowym Turnvereine Hall w Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he
Grudzień 1, 1938 w 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 lat. 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,
W 1880, William Muldoon stanie Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion w stylu grecko-rzymskim po pokonaniu Thiébaud Bauer, mistrz panujący. Przed chciał osiągnąć ten wyczyn, Muldoon musiał zapłacić swoje należności i przygotować się do tytułowej pochylenia z Bauera. W 1876, Muldoon zwrócił uwagę były nagie Golonka prizefighting John Morrissey mistrza świata. 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. Na sierpień 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, The Way to Live in Health and Strength (związek partnerski) 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