Legend of Chief Two Feathers

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In December 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Dux duae pennae ingressi sunt

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Champion palaestrica cupit Boxing

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Die martis, January 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete

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Evan “The 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 “suffocare Sorakichi to

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Et “Strangulatam” Lewis Wins Title in 1920

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Feria, December 13, 1920, Et “Strangulatam” Ludovicus primos sex mundorum Heavyweight luctationes a Joe Stecher . vicit. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A anno ante hanc,, Stecher et Ludovicus convenerunt in certamine per tres horas perdurantes. Ludovicus mentis errorem fecit in

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Ludovicus

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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 “Hack” in S.. Louis during the 1904 Mauris Pulchra. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Ludovicus, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,

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Zbyszko and the Last Shoot Match

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Stanislaus Zbyszko natus Stanislaum per Jan Cygankiewicz pro- 1, 1879 in Jodlow, Poloniae, quod erat in Austria-Hungaricum imperium. Secundum Wikipedia, tulit anulum nomen, quaesumus Zbyszko quia nomen fingere Poloniae militem,. An sit in Walla Walla, Vestibulum orci, Vespere autem in libro De Martis, February 8, 1910 edition, publicized Zbyszko’s university and

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