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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O sábado, Novembro 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 actas. 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 posuído

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A nai confesa ao xefe Desmond

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Sobre o seu 17 ano de carreira, St. Louis Xefe de Detectives William Desmond tratou con moitos membros da familia dos criminais. Algúns membros da familia eran tan malos ou peores que o xefe criminal Desmond e os seus homes encerraran. Porén, moitos membros da familia eran honestos, xente traballadora, que loitaron por comprender o que lle pasaba mal ao seu ser querido. A principios da súa carreira

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The Bat (1926)

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Roland V. Occidente comprou os dereitos e dirixiu The Bat (1926), un dos primeiros “vella casa escura” misterios para United Artist in 1926. Arthur Edeson foi o director de fotografía, tanto a esta película e The Old Dark Casa (1932), que comparten elementos expressionistas semellantes. Ambos os filmes son definidas en grandes mansións, que xa viron días mellores. The key to the

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Muldoon Too Strong for French Wrestler

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En xuño 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. 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 e 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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