Russian Civil War Snags Aberg and Lurich

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Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into

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Ringer Throws Wasem

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Dissabte, 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 acta. 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 posseït

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La mare es confessa al cap Desmond

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Sobre el seu 17 any de carrera, St. El cap de detectius Louis, William Desmond, va tractar amb molts familiars de criminals. Alguns membres de la família eren tan dolents o pitjors que el cap criminal Desmond i els seus homes havien tancat. Però, molts membres de la família eren honestos, gent treballadora, que lluitaven per entendre què passava amb el seu ésser estimat. Al començament de la seva carrera

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The Bat (1926)

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Roland V. West va comprar els drets i va dirigir The Bat (1926), una de les primeres “vella casa fosca” misteris per a United Artist a 1926. Arthur Edeson va ser el director de fotografia, tant per aquesta pel · lícula i El casalot de les ombres (1932), que comparteixen elements expressionistes similars. Ambdues pel · lícules es troben en grans mansions, que han vist dies millors. The key to the

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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Al juny 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, Califòrnia. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 i 210 pounds during his career.

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Chief Desmond Gets a Confession

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St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was known for his ability to gain confessions from criminals. Unlike other detectives, who would sometimes use physical intimidation, Desmond eschewed the “third degree”. Chief Desmond believed information obtained by beating suspects was completely unreliable. Desmond would start a discussion with the suspect. After putting him or her at ease, Desmond would let

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