Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembru 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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The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)

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The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) huwa adattament ta’ wieħed mir-rumanzi ta’ Ellery Queen. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. F'dan il-film, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Of course, ma humiex fit-tul tagħhom

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Officer Fatally Wounded Nabbing Killer

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Fuq Novembru 16, 1877, St. Uffiċjal tal-Pulizija Louis 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. Ir-raġel aktar tard identifikat bħala Frank Rande daħal Pawnshop Wright fi madwar 9:30 a.m. Wright mibgħuta wieħed mill-assistenti tiegħu għall-pulizija. As Officer White and Heffernan

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Was Lewis or Gotch Better?

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In January 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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Paul Pons, Produttur ta 'Stars Wrestling

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Paul Pons kien Champion Wrestling Greco-Roman ta 'Franza fl-1890s. Hu rebaħ kampjonat fil-Folies-Bergeres qabel rebbieħa tournament fir-Russja 1898. Dawn ir-rebħiet ippermettewlu jikseb il-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Lotta Greko-Rumana. Pons kapitalizzat fuq dan notoriety, billi fetħet ġinnasju li wrestlers ferrovija u l-irġiel qawwija. Pons’ ir-reb[a kienet partikolarment notevoli min[abba

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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 (link affiljat) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United

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