Hackenschmidt Tours St,en. Louis i 1905

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The May 9, 1905 udgave af St. Louis Republiks sport sektion indeholdt en historie om en kommende kamp mellem lokal wrestler George Baptiste og touring World Wrestling Champion, George Hackenschmidt. The paper did not give Baptiste a chance against Hackenschmidt, who just beat Tom Jenkins for the World Championship. If the editor knew “Hack’s” condition at the time, he may have

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko blev født Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz april 1, 1879 i Jodlow, Polen, som var en del af Østrig-ungarske kejserrige. Ifølge Wikipedia, han valgte den ring navn Stanislaus Zbyszko fordi det var navnet på en fiktiv polsk ridder. En artikel i Walla Walla, Washington avis, The Evening Statesman er tirsdag, Februar 8, 1910 udgave, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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Hack and What It Takes To Be Great

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George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) var en verdensrekord holder vægtløfter og World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion før brydning var forudbestemt og løftere var ved hjælp af steroider. Hackenschmidt opnået et niveau af storhed skyldes flere faktorer. Han opnået en høj grad af fysisk kondition. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been

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The Pearl of Death (1944)

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Sherlock Holmes in The Pearl of Death (1944) is the ninth of fourteen movies in the series starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. I denne film, Holmes is battling archcriminal Giles Conover, played by Miles Mander. Conover is attempting to steal a valuable pearl from the British Museum. He is aided in his crimes by accomplices Naomi Drake and The

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