Aberg Tempts Gotch

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Всъщност, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Турнирът на Рахман трябваше да започне в сряда

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. Обаче, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Удушвачът” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. В 1893, Бърнс беше неподвижен

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Jeffries KOs Corbett

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On May 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett

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Най-големият мач Станислав Zbyszko е?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. Той започва борба, когато про играта е все още реална конкуренция. Той продължава да се развива успешно след мача променено на необработено (prearranged) кибрит. Фактически, той участва в състезание по стрелба, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 чрез двойно пресичане на промоторите му.

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Jail Break and Murder

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When William Rudolph broke out of the St. Louis Jail on Independence Day 1903, the newspapers called it an act of unprecedented daring. Обаче, twenty-two years earlier, Frank Fone and John D. Shea broke out of the St. Louis Jail the same way. Fone and Shea were local criminals, who frequented the Downtown area. Shea was violent, while Fone was

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The Bat Whispers (1930)

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От ноември 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, The Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Обаче, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.

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Alex Aberg Returns to Europe

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Alex Aberg defeated many notable foes in the greatest year of his professional wrestling career. В 1915, Aberg competed in both the Spring and Fall versions of the New York International Wrestling Tournament. Competing exclusively in his preferred style of Greco-Roman wrestling, Aberg defeated Dr. Benjamin Roller, Wladek Zbyszko and Ed “<Педя bbox_x = "949" bbox_y = "1799" bbox_w = "52" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = "” Lewis along with a number of journeyman wrestlers.

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Grandpa Buys a Pop Rivet Tool

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At one point before I bought my own house, I thought home repairs were one of my skills. I helped my grandfather, Gilbert Ellis, make repairs to our house and the flat he lived in. Grandpa Ellis taught me how to replace electrical outlets, washers on sinks and build lots of things with wood. I put together lots of prefabricated

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Въведение в Съюза, MO банков обир

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На Коледна нощ 1902, два малки градчета, малко време, грабители отвориха сейфа на Съюза, Мисури Банк. След като заплаши няколко граждани, те избягаха с над $15,000. Мъжете бяха в относителна безопасност за няколко месеца, докато не беше повикана детективската агенция Пинкертън. Пинкертън имаха национална агенция, което беше най-близкото нещо до Съединените щати

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Шок, Обем 1

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Наскоро прочетох Чок: Неразказаната история на жиу-джицу в Бразилия, Обем 1 от Роберто Педрейра (Партньорска връзка на Amazon), която разказва алтернативна история за началото на BJJ, отколкото ни е разказана в различни интервюта с членове на семейство Грейси. “Шок” се превежда на “шокиращо” на бразилски португалски. Докато Педрейра изчерпателно проучва и цитира първични източници, предимно бразилски вестници,

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