Things Come Full Circle

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A few weeks ago, my second foray into the martial arts came full circle. My daughter started studying Taekwondo again after more than five years away from the sport. It is actually Caity, who brought me back to martial arts in the summer of 2000. After my natural father passed away in July 1999, Я хадзіў на фітнэс, які доўжыўся год

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Hack and Zbyszko Battle to Draw

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At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, decided to take some of the starch out of his challengers by matching them up

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Sullivan Beats Paddy Ryan

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On February 7, 1882, John L. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. У 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, Mississippi around

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Masked Marvel To The Rescue

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Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Rachmann’s plan for establishing Aberg was going as planned after the tournament kicked off

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Джэк Джонсан і Бой стагоддзя

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, сышоў у адстаўку былы чэмпіён, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Белая надзея” супернікі. У росквіце сіл, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. At 35 years of age and nearly 300

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Ira Cooper Unravels Money Order Theft

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On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Луіс. Initially, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Дэпартамент Луі паліцыі. When the bank association turned over the

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Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey

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Красавіка 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 хвілін. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when

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Marie H. «Дзетка» Ёханпетэр Кімкер

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Луіс, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Дзядзька Жуль” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Дзядуля Ellis’ father

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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Студзеня 7, 1903, Вуліца. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Аднак, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, Санкт-. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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Вялікі дом на Кука праспекце

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122-гадовы цагляны дом дамінуе вулічная сцэна на рагу Уиттиера вуліцы і варыць праспекце ў Санкт. Луіс, Місуры. Будаўнікі ўзвялі 2378 квадратных футаў дом у 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. Калі ўпершыню пабудаваны, 4200 Кухар павінен быў вялікі ўчастак. Сёння, 4200 Cook is

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