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 “Siaubingi Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, nusprendė paimti šiek tiek krakmolo iš savo varžovų suderindamas juos

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Frankie Darro Airijos linkėjimai (1939)

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Frankie Darro ir Mantan Moreland buvo suporuotas kartu pirmą kartą šioje tarptautinėje nuomininkų, Ltd (Monograma Paveikslėliai) filmas, Airijos Luck (1939). Filme (Partnerių nuorodos), Frankie Darro vaidina “Buzzy” O'Brien, viešbutis pasiuntinys, o Mantan Moreland Jefferson, viešbutis porteris. “Buzzy’s” father was a police officer killed in the line of duty. “Buzzy” nori būti

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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, dėl ko tiek propaguotojai

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Jack Johnson ir nuo amžiaus Kova

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, pensininkas buvęs sunkiasvoris čempionas, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Balta viltis” pretendentai. Savo žydėjime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Į 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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Vasario 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Initially, 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 Policijos departamentas. When the bank association turned over the

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter Kimker

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Dėdė Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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On 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. Tačiau, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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