Paul Pons, Borroka Stars of sortzailea

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Paul Pons greko-erromatar Borroka Frantziako txapelduna 1890eko zegoen. Txapelketa bat irabazi zuen Folies-Bergeres etan Errusiako txapelketa bat irabazi aurretik 1898. Garaipen hauek Munduko borroka greko-erromatarreko txapelketa aldarrikatzeko aukera eman zioten. Pons nabarmendu honetako kapitalizatzen gimnasio bat irekitzea tren wrestlers eta gizon indartsuak arabera. Pons’ garaipena bereziki nabarmena izan zen

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Pretty Boy Floyd's St. Louis Lapurreta

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Urtean 1934, Charles Arthur “Mutil Polita” Floydek bere karrera kriminala amaitu zuen East Liverpool-en, Ohioko arto-zelaia FBIko agenteekin eta tokiko legea betearazteko agenteekin tiroketa baten ostean. Hala ere, abenduan 1925, preso zenbakia zen 29078 Missouriko espetxean. Floyd 21 urteko gaztea Kroeger Grocery and Baking Companyren bulego nagusia lapurtzeagatik epaitu berri zuten.

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Appointment with Danger (1950)

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I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures-ek Appointment with Danger kaleratu zuen (kidea lotura) in London in 1950 baina ez zuen Estatu Batuetan kaleratu

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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. After

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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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Urtearen bukaeran 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 “Baserritarrak” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Hala ere, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Arabera 1902, George

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