Джонні Рейган помер у Санкт-Петербурзі. Луїс

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Джонні Рейган був важливим бійцем у St. Боксерська сцена Луїса в першому десятилітті 20-го століття. Родом з Брукліна, Рейган переїхав до St. Луї тренуватиметься під керівництвом Джека Маккенни. Маккенна заснував свою операцію на базі St. Луїс, де його боєць переважно воював під св. Луїс’ Клуб Вест Енд. У той час Рейган був у найлегшій вазі, що зростала

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Jack Shea Finally Does Time

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Серпня 11, 1896, a train arrived in St. Луїс, Missouri around 7:30 A.M. Three figures exited the train. Two healthy looking police officers were escorting John D. “Джек” Ши, 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

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Hack Accuses Americans of Faking

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Коли “Російський Лев” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, відомий як “Рубати” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Хакеншмідт завоював титул чемпіона світу в греко-римському стилі

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Wabash Safe Burglary

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On a chilly night, Січень 9, 1915, Сержант. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 A.M. Сержант. 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

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Chief Desmond Driven From Office

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“For the good of the department”. With those 6 слова, Санкт-. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 років. 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

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Muldoon Survives Hard Tilt With Whistler

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The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Тільки одна людина серйозний виклик Малдуна під час його правління домінуючого. 165 фунтів Кларенс Whistler послідовно дав Малдун свої найскладніші завдання. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Листопад 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Каліфорнія, в одному зі своїх декількох матчів. Вільям Малдун був майже на голову вище і зважують

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Fred Beell Unimpressive in 1903

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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 хвилин. Beell виграв

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“Little Demon” Unable to Beat Whistler

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Джо Актон був один з кращих борців Англії в 19 столітті. 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

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Cornelius O’Keefe Stops Burglar

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Cornelius O’Keefe earned a reputation as a tough police officer during his career with the St. Департамент Louis поліції. 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

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Вулиця. Louis Wrestler Surprises Gotch

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Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “працював” matches thrown in the mix. За 1904 або 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,

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