描画するためにハックとズビスコバトル

ジョージ・ハッケンシュミットのポーズ

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, 挑戦者たちをマッチングさせることで、デンプンの一部を奪うことに決めた

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Sullivan Beats Paddy Ryan

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On February 7, 1882, ジョン·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. で 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, ミシシッピ州周辺

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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. トーナメント開幕後、アバーグ設立に関するラックマンの計画は計画通りに進んでいた

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ジャック·ジョンソンと世紀の戦い

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After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, 引退した元ヘビー級チャンピオン, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “ホープ” 候補. 全盛期, 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. ルイ. 最初に, 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. ルイ警察署. When the bank association turned over the

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Jeanette Gets Revenge on McVey

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4月に 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 分. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “デンバー” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, いつ

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Marie H. 「ベイブ」ヨハンペーター・キンカー

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. ルイ, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “叔父ジュール” 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. Grandpa Ellis’ father

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Hannah McLaughlin Desmond (1879 – 1904)

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1月には 7, 1903, ST. 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. <スパンbbox_x = "14" fweight = "3"赤= "255"緑= "255"青= "255"アルファ= "=" 244 "bbox_y =" 627 "bbox_w =" 56 "bbox_h =" 20 "FSIZE, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, セント. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an

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The Big House on Cook Avenue

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A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. ルイ, ミズーリ州. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. 今日, 4200 Cook is

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