George Baptiste Dies

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Decembrie 1, 1938 la 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ani. 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

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George Baptiste’s Heartbreak

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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

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William Muldoon Promotes Health System

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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,

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Modul de a trăi în sănătate și putere

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For my birthday this year, I purchased one of my favorite books, Modul de a trăi în sănătate și putere (affiliate link) 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

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William Muldoon și ferma sa de sănătate

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William Muldoon, un fost detectiv din New York, a castigat Campionatul Mondial de Lupte greco-romane prin înfrângerea Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon a domnit timp de zece ani înainte de culcare ca campion. Dupa ce sa retras, el a început să facă o viață ca un antrenor personal. Muldoon trained wrestlers but really came to prominence after getting a woefully out of shape John L. Sullivan fit for his

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William Muldoon, Cultură fizică Legenda,en

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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

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William Muldoon Uses Long Copy

Cât de des ați auzit-o cel mai bine pentru a utiliza copie pe termen scurt sau lung exemplar pentru marketing pe Internet. 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

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A Tale of Two Turnvereine Halls

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The fate of much of St. Louis’ historic buildings prove the old real estate adage. It’s all about location, location, location. If the building is in the South St. Louis, it has a better chance of being saved than a building on the North Side. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except

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Hackenschmidt Tours St. Louis în 1905

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Mai 9, 1905 ediția din St. Secțiunea sport Louis Republica conținea o poveste despre un meci viitoare între luptător locale George Baptiste și campion mondial de turism Wrestling, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, care tocmai bate pe Tom Jenkins pentru Campionatul Mondial. În cazul în care editorul a știut “Hack lui” stare la momentul, he may have

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Hack and What It Takes To Be Great

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George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) a fost un record deține halterofil mondial și campion World Wrestling grea înainte de wrestling a fost prestabilit și stivuitoare au folosit steroizi. Hackenschmidt atins un nivel de măreție ca urmare a mai multor factori. El a atins un nivel ridicat de aptitudini fizice. Starea lui fizică ia permis să fie luptătorul cel mai de succes al epocii sale. A few wrestlers may have been

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