George Baptiste Dies

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Á Desember 1, 1938 á 5:15 am, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 ára. While enjoying robust strength his whole life, Baptiste’s doctor discovered he had stomach cancer in June 1938. The doctor operated on Baptiste but was unable to remove all the cancer. Baptiste had been living at his country home

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Morð kl 2912 Washington

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Byggingar eru bara haugar af borðum og múrsteinum án sögunnar sem þeim fylgja. During November 1912, St. Arthur Huddleston, lögregluþjónn í Louis, var myrtur af morðingjanum Albert Whitefield, sem var skilorðsbundinn. Whitefield hafði komið sambýliskonu sinni á óvart, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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Counter-Njósnir (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, aðalhlutverki Warren Williams eins og Michael snúra, er einn af uppáhalds mínum “B” Myndin röð. Williams lék Debonair Jewel þjófur, sem einhvern veginn endar alltaf upp hjálpa lögreglan leysa ýmsar glæpi. Counter-Njósnir (1942) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to the scene

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Ad Santel Brings The Pain

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Ad Santel gained his reputation as a dangerous catch wrestler from his frequent bouts with judoka from Japan during the 1910s and a story from the second George Hackenschmidt training camp for the Frank Gotch rematch. According to legend, Frank Gotch paid Santel, a skilled submission wrestler, $5,000.00 to injure Hackenschmidt’s knee in training. Þó þessi saga gæti eða gæti

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Ismail glímir við Jenkins

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Á maí 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail glímdi við Tom Jenkins í Cleveland, Ohio. Ismail ferðaðist aðeins um Bandaríkin í sex mánuði á fyrri hluta ársins 1898. Ismail glímdi innan við tíu viðureignir en skildi eftir eyðileggingarbraut sem minnst er enn þann dag í dag. Ismail gerði kraftmikinn áhrif með því að sigra bæði Evan „Strangler“ Lewis auðveldlega. Ismail gerði einnig sterkan

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Á október 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 £. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Aðdáendur beggja mannanna komu inn

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Marvin Hart Wins Vacant Title

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Júlí 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 til 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the

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