George Baptiste Dies

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Pada Disember 1, 1938 pada 5:15 pm, former professional wrestler and all-around athlete George Baptiste passed away at 74 tahun. 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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Pembunuhan di 2912 Washington

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Bangunan hanyalah timbunan papan dan batu bata tanpa cerita yang melekat padanya. During November 1912, St. Pegawai Polis Louis Arthur Huddleston dibunuh oleh pembunuh bersyarat Albert Whitefield. Whitefield telah mengejutkan isteri mertuanya, 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-Espionage (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” film series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (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. Walaupun cerita ini boleh atau mungkin

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Ismail Wrestles Jenkins

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Pada Mei 5, 1898, Yusuf Ismail bergelut dengan Tom Jenkins di Cleveland, Ohio. Ismail hanya melawat Amerika Syarikat selama enam bulan pada bahagian awal 1898. Ismail bergelut kurang dari sepuluh perlawanan tetapi meninggalkan jalan kehancuran yang diingati sehingga ke hari ini. Ismail membuat kesan yang kuat dengan mudah mengalahkan kedua-dua Evan "Strangler" Lewis. Ismail pun buat kuat

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Pada bulan Oktober 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 pound. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Peminat kedua-dua lelaki masuk

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Marvin Hart Wins Vacant Title

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Pada Julai 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 kepada 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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