Еван “Давитељ” Lewis Available

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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. У јануару 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “задавити Соракичи да

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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Септембар 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. Послали су га у вашингтонски азил

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The Woman in Green (1945)

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The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Басил Ратхбоне се враћа као Холмс у једанаестом од четрнаест редова као енглески трагач. The film is one of the few “Б” series films, which could have been an “A” филм. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Након што су

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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Џон Л. Саливен је био прелазни тешкој категорији награда борбе шампион. 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’s 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” Jim Johnson shows

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Officer and Deputy Confront Violent Man

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На августа 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 С. Twelfth Street in St. Лоуис, Мисури. 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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Toughest Saloon on Deep Morgan

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Октобра 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in

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Detective Chief Nabs Desperate Robbers

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На дан 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 сати увече. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. The men produced revolvers and told Hofferkamp and his assistant to throw up their hands. The men took $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and

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Луис одустао од титуле Соненбергу

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И “Давитељ” Луис је један од два најбоља америчка професионална рвача свих времена. Док је Луис био легитимни субмисион рвач, који је могао сваког да победи у рвању, радио је скоро искључиво на унапред договореним егзибиционим мечевима. У 1929, учествовао је у утакмици са професионалним фудбалером који је постао рвач, Гус Сонненберг. Соненберг је био на парном ваљку Провиденс,

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Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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На дан 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Често се разматра Сем Ленгфорд

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