Oliver Kirk et l' 1904 St. Louis Jeux olympiques

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Oliver Leonard Kirk a la distinction d'être le seul boxeur olympique à remporter une médaille d'or dans deux catégories de poids différents dans les mêmes Jeux Olympiques. Oliver Kirk a accompli cet exploit à sa ville natale Jeux olympiques de 1904. St. Louis a accueilli la troisième Olympiade au cours de la 1904 Foire Exposition Universelle. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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Gotch écrase Jenkins pour le titre

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Le jeudi, Janvier 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defended his American Wrestling Championship against an up-and-coming wrestler from Iowa. After the first fall, the fans realized it was the toughest match of the c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins had defeated 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, Novembre 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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Le Cap Mystère espagnol (1935)

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Le Cap Mystère espagnol (1935) est une adaptation d'un des romans d'Ellery Queen. Deux cousins, Frédéric Dannay et Manfred Lee, qui a écrit un certain nombre de romans policiers sous le pseudonyme du personnage-titre. Dans ce film, Ellery Queen est de prendre des vacances en Californie avec son ami le juge Macklin. Bien sûr, ils ne sont pas longs dans leur

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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En Janvier 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.

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