Rugpjūtis H. Elker (1948-1906)

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My second great-grandfather August H. Elker was born in Hanover, Germany on May 22, 1848 in the year of revolutions in Europe. Whether related to the revolutions or not, August’s family travelled to America in 1854. After landing in New York City, the Elker family made its way to St. Louis, Misūris. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, kuris

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Oliver Kirk ir 1904 St. Louis olimpinės žaidynės

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Oliver Leonardas Kirkas turi galimybių būti tik olimpinių boksininkas laimėti aukso medalį dviejose skirtingose ​​svorio kategorijose tose pačiose olimpinėse žaidynėse skirtumo. Oliver Kirk atlikti šį žygdarbį jo gimtajame olimpinėse žaidynėse 1904. St. Louis surengė trečiąjį Olimpiados metu 1904 Pasaulio mugė paroda. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave

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Gotch gniuždo Jenkins dėl antraštinės dalies

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On Thursday, Sausis 27, 1904, Tomas Jenkinsas apgynė savo Amerikos imtynių čempionatą prieš ateinantį imtynininką iš Ajovos. After the first fall, sirgaliai suprato, kad tai buvo sunkiausios Franko Alvino Gotcho rungtynės, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkinsas nugalėjo Gotchą

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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, Lapkritis 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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Officer Fatally Wounded Nabbing Killer

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Lapkričio 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Sausio 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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