Evan “Strangler” Lewis Pieejams

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. Janvārī 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “nožņaugt Sorakiči uz

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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Septembrī 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. Viņi nosūtīja viņu uz Vašingtonas patvērumu

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Sullivan uzvar Cīņa 19.gs.,en

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John L. Sullivan bija pārejas smagiem balvu cīnās čempions. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was

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Sam McVey Big Right Hand

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Sam McVey tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Džims Džonsons rāda

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Officer and Deputy Confront Violent Man

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Augustā 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 S. Twelfth Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The iron company employed Garner, who threw a hammer at Doherty’s head. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his

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Lūiss zaudē titulu Sonnenbergam

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Un “Strangler” Lūiss ir viens no diviem visu laiku labākajiem amerikāņu profesionālajiem cīkstoņiem. Kamēr Lūiss bija likumīgs padevības cīkstonis, kurš varētu pārspēt ikvienu cīkstēšanās sacensībās, viņš strādāja gandrīz tikai iepriekš sarunātos izstāžu mačos. Uz 1929, viņš piedalījās mačā ar profesionālu futbolistu, kurš kļuva par cīkstoni, Guss Sonenbergs. Sonnenbergs atradās uz Providensas tvaika veltņa,

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Langford Uzvar Lielo Gans

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Decembrī 8, 1903, Sam Langford cīnījās valdošo viegls boksa čempions savā dzimtajā pilsētā Boston, Massachusetts. Pirms cīņas Langford, vairums boksa ekspertu jutos Joe Gans nevar uzvarēts likumīgu cīkstēšanās. Dzimis Baltimore, Maryland, Gans varēja lauzt krāsu barjeru, uzvarot Pasaules Viegls boksa čempionātā. Sam Langford is often considered

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