Hack and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, beschloss, seinen Herausforderern etwas Stärke zu entziehen, indem er sie zusammenbrachte

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Frankie Darro in Irish Luck (1939)

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Frankie Darro und Mantan Moreland wurden zum ersten Mal in dieser internationalen Mieter gepaart, Ltd (Monogram Pictures) Film, Irish Luck (1939). In der Film (affiliate link), Frankie Darro Spiele “Buzzy” O'Brien, Ein Hotel Hotelpage, während Mantan Moreland ist Jefferson, der Hotelportier. “Buzzy die” Vater war ein Polizist im Dienst getötet. “Buzzy” will sein

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Gotch Tries Boxing

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An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, which is why both promoters

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Jack Johnson and The Fight of the Century

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Bei 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Anfänglich, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Louis Police Department. When the bank association turned over the

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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Am January 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Jedoch, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, die St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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