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Aprila 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
V borilne športe, dober velik človek ponavadi premaga dober mali človek. Če ste super, lahko pogosto za velike razlike velikosti. Edwin Bibby je bil samo 5’04” and weighed 160 funtov, vendar je premagal številne večje rokoborcev v svoji poklicni rokoborbo karieri. Bibby je premagal številne rokoborce, vključno z ogromnim nemškim rokoborcem Williamom Heygsterjem. Edwin Bibby je bil sposoben
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When World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon retired in 1889, he hoped his protege Ernest Roeber would be recognized as the new champion. Vendar, Muldoon won his title in Greco-Roman wrestling, which was the German-born Roeber’s expertise. Na žalost, the exploits of Martin “Kmet” Burns and Evan “Strangler” Lewis catapulted catch-as-catch-can wrestling into the dominant style. Roeber did have a
Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
When “Ruski Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, znan kot “Hack” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman
Četrtek, September 7, 1876, Tom Allen je branil naslov svetovnega prvaka v težki kategoriji v borbah z golimi členki proti Angležu Joeju Gossu. Allen, izvira iz Birminghama, England, nastanjen v St. Louis, Missouri. Allen je sčasoma postal U.S. Državljan. Allen je pokazal borbeno osebnost, znotraj in zunaj obroča, ustvarja močne sovražnike med športniki v Združenih državah. Allen še posebej razdražen
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 besede, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 let. They replaced him with Desmond’s ex-assistant James Smith, who was dismissed by the previous board. How did one of the greatest, if not the greatest, detectives in
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Samo en človek je resno izzval Muldoona med njegovo dominantno vladavino. 165-kilogramski Clarence Whistler je Muldoonu nenehno postavljal najtežje izzive. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Kalifornija v eni od njihovih več tekem. William Muldoon je bil skoraj za glavo višji in težji
Charlie Chan na Wax Museum (1940) starring Sidney strpnost, kot je Charlie Chan moja najljubša Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan išče morilca v Wax Museum. Vosek muzej je krinka za plastični kirurg, , ki spremeni videz želeli kriminalcev za ceno. Kirurg Dr. Krema, s C Datum. Henry Gordon, also
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 min. Beell je zmagal