Wabash Safe Burglary

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On a chilly night, Janúar 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

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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. Aðeins einn maður alvarlega áskorun Muldoon á markaðsráðandi valdatíma hans. The 165-pund Clarence Whistler stöðugt gaf Muldoon ströngustu viðfangsefni hans. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Nóvember 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California í einn af nokkrum leikjum sínum. William Muldoon var næstum höfði hærri og vó

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“Little Demon” Ófær til Slá Whistler

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Joe Acton var einn besti glímumaður Englands á 19. öld. 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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St. 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 “unnið” matches thrown in the mix. Með 1904 eða 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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Peter Jackson berst við Frank Slavin

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Á mánudaginn, Maí 30, 1892, hinn frábæri Peter Jackson fór í hanskabardaga við fyrrverandi skjólstæðinginn Frank Slavin. Báðir mennirnir bjuggu og börðust í Ástralíu, þó áhugi aðdáenda hafi leitt Jackson til að ferðast um heiminn til að nýta sér fjárhagsleg tækifæri í Bandaríkjunum og Englandi. Eins og í Ástralíu, Jackson fannst oft hvítir hnefaleikamenn vilja ekki berjast við hann. Fáir

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