Stanislaus Zbyszko Tours in 1910

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In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, qui était

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Dr Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)

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Fritz Lang a fait un de ses premiers films de la criminalité dans 1922. Il a dirigé le Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922), qui a duré environ quatre heures et trente minutes. Il raconte l'histoire du Dr. Mabuse, un professeur de la psychanalyse. Il est également le chef d'un réseau criminel dans le moule du professeur Moriarty de la série Sherlock Holmes. In his multiple

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Le samedi, Novembre 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 procès-verbal. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem possédait

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Gotch écrase Jenkins pour le titre

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Le jeudi, Janvier 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defended his American Wrestling Championship against an up-and-coming wrestler from Iowa. After the first fall, the fans realized it was the toughest match of the c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins had defeated Gotch’s

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Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembre 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman

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Réminiscences d'Henry Moïse Dufur

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Henry Moses Dufur détenait le titre de champion du monde de lutte au collier et au coude des poids lourds dans les années 1870.. Par 1855, Dufur a pris sa retraite de la lutte professionnelle pour exercer son métier de tailleur de vêtements à plein temps.. Même pendant sa carrière de catcheur, Dufur travaillait comme tailleur. Dufur a déclaré au correspondant du Boston Globe qu'il était né à Richford, Vermont en juin 5, 1943. Cette date de

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Dan Daly Beats Ed Kelly

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In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in

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Tom Allen Fights Bill Davis

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Dans le 19ème siècle, most states banned bare-knuckled prizefighting and professional gloved boxing. Police often arrested fighter, managers, and promoters to stop prizefighting. A unique aspect of geography turned St. Louis into an ideal fight venue to get around the authorities’s activity to stop professional prizefighting. In the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois, the river’s current created a handful

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