Matsuda Wins First Match

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Sorakichi Matsuda originally trained in sumo wrestling. When Matsuda decided to become a catch-as-catch-can wrestler, he was forced to travel to the United States. Professional wrestling would not become popular in Japan until the middle of the Twentieth Century. Upon arriving in the United States in 1883, it took Matsuda a few months to secure a match. He finally secured

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Francis Mosblech Marries Rosemary Kalt

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თებერვალი 23, 1946, my great uncle Francis Mosblech married Rosemary Kalt at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The 23-year old Francis had recently returned from service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Aunt Rosemary was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. უილიამ J. Kalt. Father Clarence Winkler officiated the ceremony. The March 3, 1946 გამოცემა

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Choque, Vol. 2

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With Choque, Vol. 2 (Amazon affiliate link), Roberto Pedreira picks up the story of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in what he considers its heyday in Brazil, 1950 – 1960. Besides Carlos and Helio Gracie, several other academies, such as Oswaldo Fadda’s, were also thriving. Judo was gaining in popularity but had not overcome Jiu-Jitsu in popularity. Vale Tudo matches were at the height

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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

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ეს ფილმი (შვილობილი ლინკები) was the first Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes. Sidney Lanfield მიმართული Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) განთავსების მეოცე Century Fox. Nigel Bruce co-ვარსკვლავი, როგორც Dr. John Watson. Rathbone და ბრიუს რომ ითამაშოს ჰოლმსი და Watson ცამეტი შემდგომი ფილმები, კიდევ ერთი მეოცე Century Fox და თორმეტი უნივერსალური სურათები. This film is a

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Aberg Tempts Gotch

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რეალურად, Samuel Rachman, who promoted both the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament and Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg, tried to lure retired World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch into the tournament. Rachman hoped to bolster Aberg’s claim as the successor to Gotch. Rachman offered Gotch $20,000 to wrestle Aberg in May 1915. Rachman’s tournament was to start Wednesday

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Farmer Burns Wears Out Jack King

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Martin “Farmer” Burns reportedly trained over 1,000 wrestlers in his career as America’s foremost wrestling trainer. However, Burns was a great wrestler in his own right. Before he retired to train wrestlers full-time, Burns won the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Evan “Strangler” Lewis in 1895. Burns held the title for two years. In 1893, Burns was still

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Stanislaus Zbyszko’s Greatest Match?

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No one can question that Stanislaus Zbyszko was a great wrestler. He began wrestling when the pro game was still an actual competition. He continued to be successful after the game changed to worked (prearranged) matches. სინამდვილეში, he participated in a shoot contest, when he legitimately defeated Big Wayne Munn for the title in 1925 by double-crossing his promotoers.

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Jail Break and Murder

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როდესაც უილიამ Rudolph იფეთქა of St,,en,Louis Jail დამოუკიდებლობის დღე,,en,გაზეთების უწოდა აქტის უპრეცედენტო გაბედული,,en,ოცდაორი წლის წინ,,en,Frank Fone და ჯონ D,,en,Shea იფეთქა of St,,en,Louis Jail ანალოგიურად,,en,Fone და Shea იყო ადგილობრივი thugs,,en,ეს იყო გადაღება ან კანონიერი,,en,ის იყო პასუხისმგებელი,,en,ასე რომ, ის იყო,,en. Louis Jail on Independence Day 1903, the newspapers called it an act of unprecedented daring. However, twenty-two years earlier, Frank Fone and John D. Shea broke out of the St. Louis Jail the same way. Fone and Shea were local criminals, who frequented the Downtown area. Shea was violent, while Fone was

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The Woman in Green (1945)

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The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. ბასილი რატბონი ბრუნდება, როგორც ჰოლმსი თოთხმეტიდან მეთერთმეტე ნაწილში, როგორც ინგლისელი გლუვი. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” ფილმი. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. მათ შემდეგ

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