Whistler and Ross Disgust Crowd

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After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Nobyembre 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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Noong Nobyembre 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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Noong Enero 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, Maker ng Wrestling Bituin

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Paul Pons ay ang Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion ng Pransya sa 1890s. Nanalo siya ng isang paligsahan sa Folies-Bergeres bago nanalong isang paligsahan sa Russia sa 1898. Ang mga tagumpay na ito ay nagpahintulot sa kanya na angkinin ang World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons sa malaking titik sa pagiging sikat na ito sa pamamagitan ng pagbubukas ng gym sa tren wrestlers at malakas na lalaki. Pons’ ang tagumpay ay partikular na kapansin-pansin dahil sa

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Pretty Boy ni Floyd St. Louis Robbery

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Sa 1934, Charles Arthur “Magandang lalaki” Floyd natapos ang kanyang kriminal na karera sa isang East Liverpool, Ohio mais field matapos ang isang shoot out sa FBI ahente at mga lokal na pagpapatupad ng batas opisyales. Gayunman, sa Disyembre 1925, siya ay bilanggo number 29078 sa Missouri Penitentiary. Ang 21-taong-gulang na si Floyd ay nahatulan lamang ng pagnanakaw sa pangunahing tanggapan ng Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company

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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. Inilabas ng Paramount Pictures ang Appointment with Danger (affiliate link) in London in 1950 ngunit hindi ito inilabas sa United

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