Evan “Strangler” 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. In January 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “Sorakichi'yi boğmak

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Would Be Assassin’s St. Louis Roots

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Eylül 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. Onu Washington'daki bir akıl hastanesine gönderdiler

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Sullivan Wins Fight of the 19th Century

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John L. Sullivan geçiş ağır siklet ödül dövüş şampiyonu oldu. 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 Sağ El

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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'ın gösterileri

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Officer and Deputy Confront Violent Man

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On August 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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Lewis Unvanını Sonnenberg'e Bıraktı

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EdStrangler” Lewis, tüm zamanların en iyi iki Amerikalı profesyonel güreşçisinden biridir. Lewis meşru bir boyun eğme güreşçisiyken, Bir güreş müsabakasında kim herkesi yenebilir?, neredeyse yalnızca önceden ayarlanmış gösteri maçlarında çalıştı. Içinde 1929, profesyonel futbolcunun güreşçi olduğu bir maça katıldı, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg Providence Steam Roller'daydı,

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Langford Defeats The Great Gans

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Aralık 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. Sam Langford is often considered

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