Lewis Solves Masked Marvel

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When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. Wara

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George Baptiste Wins Detroit Tournament

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During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,

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Baptiste and Wasem Handle Parker

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Fl-aħħar 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Farmer” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Madankollu, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Billi 1902, George

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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)

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Chester Gould ħoloq il-comic Dick Tracy fl 1931. Ppubblikat oriġinarjament permezz tal-Metro Detroit, l-istrixxa ressaq lill-Tribune Chicago fejn hija għamlet l-karta u Gould sinjuri permezz sindikazzjoni. Kien biss kwistjoni ta 'żmien qabel ma Dick Tracy għamel id-debutt tiegħu fuq l-iskrin tal-fidda. Ralph Byrd lagħbu Dick Tracy f'erba 15 chapter serials

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Sam Langford Jiġġieled kontra Dixie Kid

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Kif ktibt f’diversi postijiet, l-aqwa boxers heavyweight bejn 1900 u 1919 kienu l-boxers Afrikani-Amerikani mġiegħla jiġġieldu lil xulxin għall- “Kampjonat tal-Kulur”. Anke wara li l-kbir Jack Johnson fl-aħħar kiser il-linja tal-kulur u rebaħ il-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Piż Tqil, kien jiddefendi biss it-titlu kontra kontendenti bojod. As a result, l-aktar sfidanti iebsa

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Ira Cooper Issolvi Serq tal-Ġojjelli

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Fuq Novembru 10, 1924, Sinjura. A.W. Stickney kien qed iħalli l-St. Louis Country Club, meta ġiet avviċinata minn żewġt irġiel Afrikani-Amerikani. Ir-raġel ta’ ġilda ħafifa qal lil Mrs. Stickney biex idawwar il-ġojjelli tagħha jew kien jeħodhom mingħandha. Fearing for her safety, Sinjura. Stickney ta lir-raġel il-ġojjellerija tagħha, stmat għal $17,000.00, u $85.00 in cash. Sinjura.

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