Marvin Hart Wins Vacant Title

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От юли 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 за 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the

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Caddock и W. Борба на Збишко за равенство

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Ърл Кадок има сравнително кратка, но изградена професионална борба в края на 1910-те и началото на 20-те. Дебютира професионално през 1915 след спечелени три национални титли AAU в аматьорската борба, Caddock се бори професионално само до 1922. Обаче, той ще бъде признат за световен шампион, след като победи Джо Стехер през април 1917. Caddock би загубил титлата обратно

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The Bashful Bachelor (1942)

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На март 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. В този филм (филиал на връзката), longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Обаче, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Farmer” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 паунда. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in

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Palooka (1934)

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На January 26, 1934, United Artists released Palooka (1934), a feature film based on the popular comic strip. Stuart Erwin plays Joe Palooka but Jimmy Durante steals the show as his manager Knobby Walsh. Joe Palooka is the son of former world boxing champion Pete Palooka. When Joe was a baby, his mother Mayme, played by Marjorie Rambeau, го взема

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Why I Studied the Martial Arts I Have

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We included four or more martial arts in our academy’s curriculum. When I look at these arts, I see a distinct reason that I studied each one. These arts cover striking, grappling, ground fighting and a practical self-defense weapon, the cane. I started studying Shotokan karate in the Fall of 1994. I switched to Taekwondo with my nephew in the Spring of 1995. Taekwondo brought

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Eduard Mosblech (1884 – 1956)

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Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Често се пише като Едуард, но се произнася като съчетаване на помощ и отделение, Eduard was as unique as his name. Затруднявах се да пиша много за него заради историите, които чух за него

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Boss Butler и Св. Louis Machine

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Когато става дума за машина политиката и организираната престъпност, Kansas City винаги е надмина St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City е също дом на няколко нашумели гангстерски стрелби. <Педя bbox_x = "925" bbox_y = "1878" bbox_w = "13" bbox_h = "19" fsize = "13" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = ". Louis’ последният лидер на организираната престъпност бе арестуван за карти за игра. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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Morris Packing Co. Robbers Caught

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21-year old Charles Merrell had already served a term in the Missouri Penitentiary for stealing a car in Scotland County, when he got the idea to hold up the Morris Packing Company on Saturday, Април 22, 1922. Merrell could not pull the job by himself, so he recruited another ex-convict, 33-year-old Hugh Pinkley. Мерел е бил нает като механик в

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