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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Officer Fatally Wounded Nabbing Killer

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Lapkričio 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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Sausio 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.

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Paulius Pons, Kūrėjas imtynių žvaigždės

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Paulius Pons buvo graikų-romėnų imtynių čempionas Prancūzijoje 1890. Jis laimėjo turnyrą ne Folies-Bergères iki pergalės Rusijoje turnyrą 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons kapitalizuojamos remiantis šio žinomumas atidarant salė iki traukinių imtynininkų ir stiprių vyrų. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of

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Pretty Boy Floyd's Šv. Louis apiplėšimas

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Į 1934, Charlesas Artūras “Gražus berniukas” Floydas kriminalinę karjerą baigė Rytų Liverpulio komandoje, Ohajo kukurūzų laukas po susišaudymo su FTB agentais ir vietos teisėsaugos pareigūnais. Tačiau, gruodį 1925, jis buvo kalinio numeris 29078 Misūrio įkalinimo įstaigoje. 21 metų Floydas ką tik buvo nuteistas už „Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company“ pagrindinio biuro apiplėšimą.

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Appointment with Danger (1950)

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I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures released Appointment with Danger (Partnerių nuorodos) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United

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