Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, el St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 año. 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. Sólo un hombre desafió seriamente a Muldoon durante su reinado dominante.. Clarence Whistler, de 165 libras, planteó constantemente a Muldoon sus desafíos más difíciles. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Noviembre 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California en uno de sus varios partidos. William Muldoon medía casi una cabeza y pesaba
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan is my favorite Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan is searching for a murderer in a wax 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, played by C. Henry Gordon, also
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 minutes. Beell ganó el
Joe Acton fue uno de los mejores luchadores de Inglaterra durante el siglo XIX.. 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
Durante el siglo XIX, Tanto los boxeadores como los duelistas aprovecharon las islas de bancos de arena en el río Mississippi., alrededor de St. Louis, Misuri, celebrar peleas de premios o duelos. Las autoridades han visto con malos ojos los duelos a muerte en cualquier localidad. Sin embargo, Tanto Illinois como Missouri también prohibieron las peleas profesionales.. Bloody Island en medio del río Mississippi, justo al norte del centro de 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 “trabajado” matches thrown in the mix. Por 1904 o 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,
En enero 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. En esta película, Louis Hayward plays The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmund Dantes, Jr. The Count inherits his father’s money and the
El lunes, Mayo 30, 1892, El gran Peter Jackson boxeó en una pelea con guantes con su ex protegido Frank Slavin.. Ambos hombres vivieron y lucharon en Australia., aunque el interés de los fans llevó a Jackson a realizar una gira por el mundo para aprovechar las oportunidades financieras en Estados Unidos e Inglaterra.. Como en Australia, Jackson a menudo encontraba boxeadores blancos que no estaban dispuestos a pelear con él.. Pocos
St. Louis, a principios del siglo XX, tuvo una destacada escena del boxeo profesional. Abe Attel, aunque nací en san francisco, tenía su sede en St.. Louis. En febrero 1, 1904, Attell defendió su Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo de Peso Pluma contra su frecuente rival Harry Forbes.. Forbes también era un habitual en el St.. escena de boxeo de luis. Forbes derrotó a Danny Dougherty por el