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Кастрычнік 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men
While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American
Том Ален нарадзіўся ў Бірмінгеме, England on April 23, 1840 але ён стаў вядомым як баец у суперцяжкай вазе ў Амерыцы. Пасяліўшыся ў св. Louis around 1867, Ален выйграў чэмпіянат Амерыкі ў цяжкай вазе ў 1873 і трымаў тытул да 1876. Ён вярнуўся ў Англію на год, перш чым вярнуцца ў St. Луі назаўсёды ў 1878. Back
By the end of the 1910s, professional wrestling promoters booked wrestlers in worked or pre-arranged wrestling matches. Часам, usually as a result of a double cross, fans would see an actual contest or “shoot” match between the wrestlers. One of these matches occurred in late 1921 and arose from a feud between Tex Rickard, primarily a boxing promoter, and Jack
Сьнежня 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Rachmann
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. У 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
У той час як вядомыя для барацьбы з Джонам L. Sullivan ў апошнім чэмпіянаце свету па prizefight даказаным пад босымі правілаў кулака, Джэйк Килрейн таксама прымаў удзел у многіх пальчатцы прыступаў. Prizefighting быў пераход ад голых правілаў кулака ў пальчатцы прыступаў пад маркіз Квинсберри правілаў (рана аматарскі і прафесійны бокс) ў канцы 19-га стагоддзя. як Sullivan, Kilrain будзе змагацца ў мажоры
Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Фрэнк Готч, in Gotch’s last
This week’s post is to finish up the story of the double cross involving Dick Shikat and Danno O’Mahony. The origins for the double cross actually began in a match with Ed “Душыцель” Lewis in Madison Square Garden on June 9, 1932. While this match was a prearranged exhibition, the wrestlers had been in discussion about Lewis dropping the belt
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. Луіс, Місуры. Besides having his camp in St. Луіс, Attell defended his title several times at St. Луіс’ West End Athletic Club. У той час, Вуліца. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell