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Ar Aibreán 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Ar Deireadh Fómhair 20, 1916, Ad Santel, "huicéir" nó wrestler aighneachta oilte, met Taro
Cé hé an wrestler gairmiúil dlisteanach is mó a wrestle sna Stáit Aontaithe? Conas a dhéanann
Trodaire tábhachtach a bhí i Johnny Reagan sa St. Radharc dornálaíochta Louis le linn na chéad deich mbliana den 20ú hAois. Ó Brooklyn ó dhúchas, Bhog Reagan go St. Louis a thraenáil faoi Jack McKenna. Bhunaigh McKenna a oibríocht as St. Louis, áit a throid a trodaire go príomha ag St. Louis’ Club West End. Bhí meáchan bantam ag ardú do Reagan ag an am
Ar Lúnasa 11, 1896, a train arrived in St. Louis, Missouri around 7:30 a.m. Three figures exited the train. Two healthy looking police officers were escorting John D. “Jack” Shea, who killed St. Louis Police Officer Patrick Doran on November 7, 1881. The gaunt and sickly Shea was no longer the young thug, who executed Doran during a chase after
Nuair a “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, ar a dtugtar “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
On a chilly night, Eanáir 9, 1915, Sáirsint. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 a.m. Sáirsint. Gibbons walked towards the Wabash Railroad’s Delmar Station, which was in complete darkness. Gibbons kneeled and wrapped his nightstick on the platform to signal any nearby beat officers to report to him. Patrolman Arthur J. Saxy heard the night
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, Naomh. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 bliana. 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. Níor thug ach fear amháin dúshlán mór do Muldoon le linn a réimeas ceannasach. An Clarence Whistler 165-punt thug Muldoon a dhúshláin is deacra go seasta. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Samhain 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California i gceann dá gcuid cluichí éagsúla. Bhí William Muldoon beagnach ceann níos airde agus meáchan
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 minutes. Bhuaigh Beell an
Bhí Joe Acton ar dhuine de na wrestlers is fearr i Sasana le linn an 19ú hAois. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
Cornelius O’Keefe earned a reputation as a tough police officer during his career with the St. Póilíní Roinn Louis. He would need all that toughness on the morning of January 6, 1911, when a burglar entered the boarding house, where O’Keefe lived and tried to steal several items including O’Keefe’s pants. O’Keefe had just woken up and was getting ready
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. De réir 1904 nó 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,