Charley Olson Beats Russian

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Frank J. Quinn, a local St. Louis attorney, served as the manager for professional wrestlers George Baptise, Charley Olson and Fred Beell. Originally an admirer of George Baptiste, who was a legend in the St. Louis neighborhood around Cook and Vandeventer Avenues. Baptiste would employ Quinn as his manger and later attorney for his tent and awning company. During his

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Ketchel Starches Sullivan

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Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 pound

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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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The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)

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<Педя bbox_x = "244" bbox_y = "690" bbox_w = "74" bbox_h = "20" fsize = "14" fweight = "3" червено = "255" зелен = "255" синьо = "255" алфа = " 14, 1932, RKO Pictures released The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), the film end to a radio play of the same year. The film concerns the murder of Jenny Wren or more properly “Who Killed Jenny Wren?” Wren, played by Karen Morley, blackmails several prominent men, who carried on affairs with her in the past. One of the men

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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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Джейк Килрейн боксира до равенство

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Докато е известен с битката си с Джон Л. Съливан в последния двубой за наградата на световното първенство, състезаван по правилата за голи кокалчета, Джейк Килрейн също участва в много битки с ръкавици. Борбата за награда преминаваше от правилата за голи кокалчета към битки с ръкавици съгласно правилата на Маркиз от Куинсбъри (ранен аматьорски и професионален бокс) в края на 19-ти век. Като Съливан, Kilrain ще се бие в майор

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