قسمت 88 – Memorial Day

در این قسمت, I discuss why promoters liked to schedule big cards for holidays.

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I will be focusing on updating a second edition of خیابان. لوئیس’ جنگ داخلی: اتوبوسی به اعتصاب 1900 before starting on my next combat sports project.

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Frank Gotch wrestles George Hackenschmidt in Chicago, Illinois on Labor Day 1911

محتوای اصلی

The history of Decoration/Memorial Day in the United States

امیل کلنک, مدیر فرانک گوچ, wanted to schedule Gotch’s match with Stanislaus Zbyszko on Decoration Day, مه 30, 1910.

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Why promoters preferred to schedule big matches for holidays. The big crowds who came out to matches on Labor Day 1911 and July 4, 1916.

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مرور

UWF TV for October 25, 1986

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