I “Davitelj” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

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U ponedjeljak, Prosinac 13, 1920, I “Davitelj” Lewis je osvojio prvu od šest svjetskih prvaka u hrvanju u teškoj kategoriji od Joea Stechera. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Godinu dana prije ove utakmice, Stecher i Lewis sastali su se u meču koji je trajao više od tri sata. Lewis je napravio mentalnu pogrešku

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Pijuk” u St. Louis during the 1904 Svjetskom sajmu. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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A Tale of Two Turnvereine Halls

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The fate of much of St. Louis’ historic buildings prove the old real estate adage. It’s all about location, location, location. If the building is in the South St. Louis, it has a better chance of being saved than a building on the North Side. The same could be said for buildings located in the center of the city except

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislav Zbyszko rođen Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz travnja 1, 1879 u Jodlow, Poljska, koja je bila dio Austro-Ugarske Monarhije. Prema Wikipediji, on je izabrao naziv prsten Stanislav Zbyszko jer je to naziv izmišljena poljski vitez. Članak u Walla Walla, Washington novina, Navečer državnik u utorak, Veljača 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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