Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 ord, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 år. They replaced him with Desmond’s ex-assistant James Smith, who was dismissed by the previous board. How did one of the greatest, if not the greatest, detectives in
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Bibby besejrede mange brydere inklusive den gigantiske tyske wrestler William Heygster. Bibby besejrede mange brydere inklusive den gigantiske tyske wrestler William Heygster. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Bibby besejrede mange brydere inklusive den gigantiske tyske wrestler William Heygster. Bibby besejrede mange brydere inklusive den gigantiske tyske wrestler William Heygster
Charlie Chan på Wax Museum (1940) stjernespækket Sidney Toler som Charlie Chan er min favorit Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan søger efter en morder i en voks museum. The wax museum is a front for a plastic surgeon, who changes the appearance of wanted criminals for a price. The surgeon Dr. Cream, af C spillede. Henry Gordon, også
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 minutter. Beell vandt
Joe Acton var en af Englands bedste brydere i det 19. århundrede. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
I løbet af det 19. århundrede, både priskæmpere og duellister udnyttede sandbankeøerne i Mississippi-floden, omkring St. Louis, Missouri, at afholde præmiekampe eller dueller. Myndigheder har rynket på næsen af dueller til døden hvor som helst. Men, både Illinois og Missouri forbød også priskamp. Bloody Island midt i Mississippi-floden lige nord for Downtown St.
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “arbejdet” matches thrown in the mix. Ved 1904 eller 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,
Den January 10, 1940, Rowland V. Lee released his low-budget feature film The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) through United Artists. Rowland V. Lee started directing films in 1920 and would make 59 films before retiring in 1945. I denne film, Louis Hayward plays The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmund Dantes, Jr. Greven arver sin fars penge og
På mandag, Maj 30, 1892, den store Peter Jackson boksede en handskekamp med den tidligere protegé Frank Slavin. Begge mænd boede og kæmpede i Australien, selvom fans interesse fik Jackson til at turnere verden rundt for at udnytte de økonomiske muligheder i USA og England. Som i Australien, Jackson fandt ofte, at hvide boksere var uvillige til at kæmpe mod ham. Få
St. Louis, i begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede, havde en fremtrædende professionel boksescene. Abe Attell, selvom han er født i San Francisco, havde base i St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell forsvarede sit verdensmesterskab i fjervægt i boksning mod den hyppige rival Harry Forbes. Forbes var også en fast mand på St. Louis boksescene. Forbes besejrede Danny Dougherty for