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 “Groźny Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, postanowił odebrać trochę skrobi swoim rywalom, dopasowując ich

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Frankie Darro w Irish Luck (1939)

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Frankie Darro i Mantan Moreland zostały sparowane ze sobą po raz pierwszy w tym międzynarodowych najemców, Ltd (Monogram Pictures) film, Irlandzka Luck (1939). W filmie (związek partnerski), Odtworzeń Frankie Darro “Buzzy” O'Brien, Hotel boy hotelowy, podczas Mantan Moreland jest Jefferson, portier w hotelu. “Buzzy’s” father was a police officer killed in the line of duty. “Buzzy” chce być

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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. At 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. 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 Departament Policji. When the bank association turned over the

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

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