Terror by Night (1946)

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Universal Pictures released the thirteenth of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 filme. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to protect the

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Santel Hurts Another Wrestler

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Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. El a folosit

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Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947)

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La data de 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould

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Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

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In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, care a fost

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Oliver Kirk și 1904 St. Louis Jocurile Olimpice

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Oliver Leonard Kirk are distincția de a fi singurul boxer olimpic de a câștiga o medalie de aur în două categorii de greutate diferite în aceleași Jocurile Olimpice. Oliver Kirk realizat acest feat în orașul său natal Jocurile Olimpice din 1904. St. Louis a găzduit de-a treia Olimpiada timpul 1904 World Fair Exposition. Cum ar fi Jocurile de la Paris cu patru ani înainte, St. Louis gave

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Gotch Crushes Jenkins for Title

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Joi, Ianuarie 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins și-a apărat campionatul american de lupte împotriva unui luptător din Iowa.. After the first fall, fanii și-au dat seama că a fost cel mai dur meci al lui Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins îl învinsese pe Gotch’s

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Noiembrie 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman

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