Hack et Zbyszko bataille dessiner

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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, a décidé de retirer un peu d'amidon de ses challengers en les faisant correspondre

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Frankie Darro, à chance irlandaise (1939)

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Frankie Darro et Mantan Moreland ont été jumelés pour la première fois dans cette locataires internationaux, Ltd (Monogram Pictures) film, Chance irlandaise (1939). Dans le film (affiliate link), Frankie Darro joue “Buzzy” O'Brien, groom d'hôtel, tandis Mantan Moreland est Jefferson, le portier de l'hôtel. “Buzzy de” père était un agent de police tué dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions. “Buzzy” veut être

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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, c'est pourquoi les deux promoteurs

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Jack Johnson et le combat du siècle

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, l'ancien champion des poids lourds à la retraite, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Blanc Espoir” prétendants. Dans son premier, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. À 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. Initialement, 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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Sur Janvier 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. Cependant, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, Saint-. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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