Zbyszko Double Crosses Trio

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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April 15, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zbyszko defeated Wayne Munn in one of the last shoot (not staged) professional wrestling matches in the United States. It was a shoot or legitimate match because Zbyszko double crossed the “Goldust Trio” promozzjoni lotta u taħbit Munn għall-

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Sam Langford KOs Battlin’ Jim Johnson

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Nhar it-Tlieta, Diċembru 12, 1916, Sam Langford iddefenda l- “Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship”, li reba[ ming[and Sam McVea fi Frar 1916. Bejn 1904 u 1919, l-aqwa boxers Afrikani-Amerikani, jew Kanadiżi suwed bħal Langford, kienu mwaħħla jiġġieldu lil xulxin għal “Kkulurita” Kampjonat. Jekk ġellied abjad ma jiġġieledhom, kien biss biex jiżviluppaw ir-reputazzjoni tagħhom stess biex

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Corsair (1931)

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Roland V. West directed fourteen films in his career. Critics consider three of his films to be excellent. West directed the silent thriller The Bat in 1926. West directed his most acclaimed film, Alibi (1929), which resulted in an Oscar nomination for his friend Chester Morris. Fil 1930, West and Morris again collaborated on his last classic, The Bat Whispers,

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Jeffries KOs Jackson

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James J. Jeffries dominated American heavyweight boxing from 1899 li 1904. After winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship from Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899, Jeffries made 9 successful title defenses during the next five years. He retired undefeated in 1905 before be lured back for an ill-fated comeback against the great Jack Johnson. Jeffries didn’t win his bouts with superior boxing

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Kif Miet Alex Aberg?

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Iddeċidejt li nibda 2020 billi tuża żewġ eżempji mill-lotta professjonali biex tiddiskuti għaliex inti tibdel rakkont storiku li ktibt fil-passat. Fil-kitba tal-istorja, inti limitat mis-sorsi disponibbli dwar is-suġġett. Sorsi primarji bħal djarji, rekords uffiċjali u awtobijografiji huma siewja ħafna. Sorsi oħra bħall-gazzetti huma tajbin ukoll iżda

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Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

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Republic Pictures produced many quality movie serials in the 1930s and 1940s. One of their finer offerings was Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), a twelve chapter serial (link affiljat) based on the popular comic book super hero. Captain Marvel is known as Shazam today. Billy Batson, played by Frank Coghlan, Jr., accompanies the Malcolm Expedition to Siam. While searching an

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Lewis Takes Title Back from Munn

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On the same day Joe Stecher wrestled Stanislaus Zbyszko for the recognized version of the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in St. Louis, Ed “Strangler” Lewis challenged “Big” Wayne Munn for his disputed Michigan-Illinois World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Lewis dropped the title to Munn in February 1925. In April 1925, Zbyszko defeated Munn in a famous double-cross. The match between Lewis and

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Spooks Run Wild (1941)

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Ottubru 24, 1941, Monogram Pictures released Spooks Run Wild starring the East Side Kids and Bela Lugosi. At this point in his career, Bela Lugosi was relegated to “B” movies. He played in several films with the East Side Kids, which were all enjoyable if not exactly classic cinema. Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and Bobby Jordan play the leaders

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