Burns Denies Association with Stecher

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В началото 1916, Martin “Farmer” Burns, who trained and managed Frank Gotch to the World Heavyweight Championship, began denying that he developed current American Heavyweight Champion Joe Stecher. The claim seemed odd because Burns had been working with Stecher for several years. Burns helped prepare Stecher for his championship bout with Charlie Cutler in 1915. In a way, what Burns

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House of Frankenstein (1944)

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От декември 1, 1944, Universal Pictures released the latest horror film in the Frankenstein series, House of Frankenstein, with an all-star cast. Boris Karloff, who originally played Frankenstein’s monster, returns to the series as the mad scientist Dr. Niemann. An earthquake releases him and his hunchbacked assistant Daniel from prison. Д-р. Niemann intends to exact revenge on the men who

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Tom Allen Beats Mike McCoole for Title

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While bare knuckle prizefighter Tom Allen was born in England during 1840, he spent the majority of his adult life in St Louis after relocating to the United States in 1867. After a disappointing loss to Jem Mace in 1870, where he impressed spectators with a gallant performance in a losing effort, Allen started campaigning for a shot at American

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Том Алън стреля по патрон

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Том Алън е роден в Бирмингам, Англия през април 23, 1840 но той стана известен като боец ​​с голи кокалчета в тежка категория в Америка. Установявайки се в Св. Louis around 1867, Алън спечели американската титла в тежка категория през 1873 и задържа титлата до 1876. Той се завръща в Англия за една година, преди да се върне в St. Луис завинаги в 1878. Back

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Pesek Palm удари Рикард от Борба

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До края на 1910-те, professional wrestling promoters booked wrestlers in worked or pre-arranged wrestling matches. Occasionally, обикновено в резултат на двоен кръст, феновете ще видят действително състезание или “shoot” мач между борците. Един от тези мачове се случи в края 1921 and arose from a feud between Tex Rickard, предимно бокс промоутър, and Jack

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Belief No Longer Suspended

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От декември 14, 1915, the International Wrestling Tournament was coming to a close. A featured match revealed promoter Samuel Rachmann was manipulating outcomes to keep interest in his tournament. After the wrestling public lost complete interest in the tournament during its opening few months in the spring, Rachmann introduced one of the most successful gimmicks in professional wrestling history. Рахман

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Monte Attell Battles Reagan

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Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. В 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming

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After the Thin Man (1936)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.

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Lurich Throws Losson

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Georg Lurich made his reputation as a professional wrestler competing in European Greco-Roman wrestling tournaments. When Lurich travelled to the United States to ply his trade, he made the transition to catch-as-catch-can wrestling, the dominant style outside of Europe. Lurich adapted well to this style and earned a shot at the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Франк Gotch, в последния на Гоч

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