Zbyszko “Wins” World Title in 1921

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Polish wrestler and strongman Stanislaus Zbyszko first came to the United States in 1909 to campaign for a shot at World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. He received and lost the match in a legitimate contest during 1910. Zbyszko continued wrestling for a few more years and actually won the World Greco-Roman Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in 1914 vihatud rivaalist

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Bat (1926)

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Roland V. West ostis õigused ja suunatud Bat (1926), üks esimene “vana tume maja” saladuste eest Ameerika kunstniku 1926. Arthur Edeson oli filmida nii see film ja Old Dark House (1932), mis on sarnased Expressionist elemendid. Mõlemad filmid on seatud suur eluasemeid, kes on näinud paremaid päevi. The key to the

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Ketchel Saves Himself

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Reedel, Juuni 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. At only 24 aastat vana, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to

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Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let

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