Og “Strangler” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

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Á mánudaginn, Desember 13, 1920, Og “Strangler” Lewis vann fyrsta heimsmeistaramótið í þungavigt af sex af Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher og Lewis mættust í leik sem stóð yfir í þrjár klukkustundir. Lewis gerði andlega mistök í

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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 “Hakk” í St. Louis during the 1904 Fair heims. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 í 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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Stanislaus Zbyszko fæddist Stanislaw Jan Cygankiewicz apríl 1, 1879 í Jodlow, Poland, sem var hluti af Austurríki-Ungverjalands Empire. Samkvæmt Wikipedia, hann valdi hringinn nafnið Stanislaus Zbyszko því það var nafn skálduð pólska riddari. Grein í Walla Walla, Washington dagblað, Þriðjudagur kvöld stjórnmálamaður er, Febrúar 8, 1910 útgáfa, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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