The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)

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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adapted the Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear but added to the story to give Professor Moriarty and Col. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of

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Archbishop Kenrick Celebrates 50 Metai

arkivyskupas Petras Ričardas Kenrikas

Rugpjūčio 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Į 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. Į 1847, the

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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, kuris buvo

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Ringer Throws Wasem

Oskaras-Vassemas

Šeštadienį, Lapkritis 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 protokolas. 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. Wasemas apsėstas

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Gotch gniuždo Jenkins dėl antraštinės dalies

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On Thursday, Sausis 27, 1904, Tomas Jenkinsas apgynė savo Amerikos imtynių čempionatą prieš ateinantį imtynininką iš Ajovos. After the first fall, sirgaliai suprato, kad tai buvo sunkiausios Franko Alvino Gotcho rungtynės, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkinsas nugalėjo Gotchą

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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, Lapkritis 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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Henry Moses Dufur prisiminimai

henry-moses-dufur-mirties pranešimas

Henris Mosesas Dufuras praėjusio amžiaus aštuntajame dešimtmetyje buvo pasaulio sunkiasvorių imtynių su apykakle ir alkūne čempionu.. Pagal 1855, Dufuras pasitraukė iš profesionalių imtynių, kad galėtų dirbti visą darbo dieną – drabužių siuvėjas. Net per savo imtynių karjerą, Dufuras dirbo siuvėju. Dufuras sakė korespondentui iš „The Boston Globe“, kad gimė Richforde, Vermontas birželio mėn 5, 1943. Ši data

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Dan Daly Beats Ed Kelly

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Gruodžio 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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XIX amžiuje, 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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