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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, eccetera.
Dicembre 1, 1938 a 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 anni. 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,
For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Il modo di vivere in salute e forza (link di affiliazione) 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 anni fino a perdere il suo
William Muldoon, un ex detective di New York City, ha vinto il Campionato World Wrestling greco-romana sconfiggendo Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon ha regnato per dieci anni prima di ritirarsi da campione. Dopo il ritiro, cominciò a guadagnarsi da vivere come un personal trainer. Muldoon trained wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for his
I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was in terrible
How often have you heard it best to use short copy or long copy for Internet marketing. Copy editors will advocate short copy, while other copy writers advocate long copy. One person who believed in the use of long copy for selling his services was William Muldoon. Muldoon was the Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion until he retired to become a
Il destino di gran parte della St. Louis’ edifici storici dimostrano il vecchio adagio immobiliare. E 'tutta una questione di posizione, posizione, posizione. Se l'edificio è in South St. Louis, ha una migliore possibilità di essere salvati di un edificio sul lato nord. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except
The May 9, 1905 edizione del St. La sezione sportiva di Louis Repubblica conteneva una storia di un prossimo match tra wrestler locale George Baptiste e il Campione del Mondo Wrestling touring, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, che ha appena battuto Tom Jenkins per il Campionato del Mondo. Se l'editore sapeva “Hack di” condizioni, al momento, he may have
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been