Caddock et W.. Zbyszko lutte pour dessiner

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Earl Caddock a eu une carrière de lutte professionnelle relativement courte mais riche à la fin des années 1910 et au début des années 1920.. Il fait ses débuts professionnels en 1915 après avoir remporté trois titres nationaux AAU en lutte amateur, Caddock n'a lutté professionnellement que jusqu'à 1922. Cependant, il serait reconnu champion du monde après avoir battu Joe Stecher en avril 1917. Caddock perdrait le titre

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The Bashful Bachelor (1942)

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Sur Mars 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. Dans ce film (affiliate link), 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. Cependant, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Les combats professionnels au XIXe siècle jouissaient d'une mauvaise réputation en dehors du monde.

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agriculteur” 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 livres. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg a lutté

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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. Souvent écrit comme Edward mais prononcé comme rassembler aide et protection, Eduard was as unique as his name. J'ai eu du mal à écrire beaucoup sur lui parce que les histoires que j'ai entendues à son sujet

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Patron Butler et le St. Louis machine

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Quand il s'agit de machines politique et le crime organisé, Kansas City a toujours éclipsé St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City est également le foyer de plusieurs de grande envergure mafieux fusillades. St. Louis’ dernier chef du crime organisé a été arrêté pour jouer aux cartes. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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