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Në prill 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Në tetor 20, 1916, Ad Santel, një mundës i shquar "hooker" ose mundës i aftë i dorëzimit, met Taro
Kush është mundja profesionist legjitim më i madh për të luftuar në Shtetet e Bashkuara? Si të bëni
Johnny Reagan ishte një luftëtar i rëndësishëm në St. Skena e boksit Louis gjatë dekadës së parë të shekullit të 20-të. Me origjinë nga Bruklini, Reagan u zhvendos në St. Louis do të stërvitet nën Jack McKenna. McKenna e bazoi operacionin e tij jashtë St. Louis, ku luftëtari i tij luftoi kryesisht në St. Louis’ Klubi West End. Reagan ishte një peshë në rritje në atë kohë
Më gusht 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
When “Lion ruse” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, known as “Kollë e thatë” 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, Janar 9, 1915, Sgt. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 a.m. Sgt. 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, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 vjet. 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. Vetëm një njeri e sfidoi seriozisht Muldoon gjatë mbretërimit të tij dominues. Clarence Whistler 165 paund vazhdimisht i dha Muldoon sfidat e tij më të vështira. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Nëntor 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Kaliforni në një nga disa ndeshjet e tyre. William Muldoon ishte pothuajse një kokë më i gjatë dhe peshonte
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 minuta. Beell fitoi
Joe Acton ishte një nga mundësit më të mirë të Anglisë gjatë shekullit të 19-të. 151-kile Acton shkoi nëpër rradhët e Anglisë mesme para lërim përmes rëndësishmëve. Pas rrahjes mirë Anglia kishte për të ofruar, duke përfshirë Tom Cannon, Acton vendosur për të provuar aftësitë e tij në Shtetet e Bashkuara. 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. Departamenti i policisë 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. Nga 1904 ose 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,