Fred Beell Nogalināti līnijai of Duty

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Fred Beell wrestled professionally from 1900 līdz 1919. After developing a legendary reputation due to some of his victories over Martin “Lauksaimnieks” Burns, Dan McLeod and Frank Gotch, Beell retired as he neared 43 gadiem. His post wrestling career would lead to his unexpected death at 57. Fred Beell overcame long odds to become a competent professional wrestler

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Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, pasaules čempions cīkstonis un svarcēlājs, kas 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch notika nosaukumu uz pieciem gadiem, un sakāva visus konkurentus. Pēc salīdzinoši agrā vecumā 35, Gotch nolēma doties pensijā. Par viņa pēdējo spēli, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich

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Sikspārnis čukst (1930)

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Novembrī 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Tomēr, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.

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Žurkas Rob Baden Bank iekšā 1919

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Around 10 esmu ceturtdien, Aprīlis 10, 1919, pieci smagi bruņoti vīrieši ielauzās Bādenes bankā. Bandīti stājās pretī M.W. Munzels, kasieris, un pieprasīja piekļuvi velvei. Viņi sapulcināja četrus citus darbiniekus, kad Muncels veda grupu uz glabātuvi. Laupītāji valkāja krāsainas bandanas, lai aizsegtu savus vaibstus. Kamēr divi no pieciem vīriešiem

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George Baptiste Meets World Champion

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Piektdien, Maijs 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 protokols. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

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Terror by Night (1946)

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Universal Pictures released the thirteenth of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 filmas. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to protect the

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Santel Hurts Another Wrestler

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Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santels piedalījās vairākos likumīgos konkursos ar japāņu džiudžitsu praktizētājiem. Viņš izmantoja

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Diks Treisijs dilemma (1947)

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Gada maijā 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould

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