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Fredas Beellas profesionaliai imtyniavosi iš 1900 į 1919. Sukūręs legendinę reputaciją dėl kai kurių pergalių prieš Martiną “Ūkininkas” Nudegimai, Danas McLeodas ir Frankas Gotchas, Beelis išėjo į pensiją, kai artinosi 43 metų. Jo karjera po imtynių netikėtai mirtų 57. Fredas Beellas įveikė ilgas galimybes tapti kompetentingu profesionaliu imtynininku
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, pasaulio čempionas imtynininkas ir Svarcēlājs į 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch surengė pavadinimą penkerius metus ir nugalėjo visus norinčius. Tuo gana jauno amžiaus 35, Gotch nusprendė išeiti į pensiją. Jo, paskutinių rungtynių,, Jis imsis kitą garsaus Europos imtynininkas ir weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Around 10 am on Thursday, Balandis 10, 1919, five heavily armed men burst into the Baden Bank. The bandits confronted M.W. Muntzel, the cashier, and demanded access to the vault. They rounded up the four other employees as Muntzel led the group to the vault. The robbers wore colored bandanas to obscure their features. While two of the five men
Penktadienį, Gegužės 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis, Misūris. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 protokolas. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
Rugpjūčio 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions released Killer Dill (1947), a crime film that professional wrestler Mike Mazurki plays “Little Joe”, a henchman playing both sides of a gang feud. Stuart Erwin stars as Johnny “Killer” Dill, a lingerie designer and salesperson, who people mistake for a gangster. After accidentally involving himself in a gang war, jo
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. Jis vartojo
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adapted the Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear but added to the story to give Professor Moriarty and Col. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Rugpjūčio 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Į 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. Į 1847, the
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, kuris buvo