Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 rokov. 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. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed
Charlie Chan na Múzeum voskových figurín (1940) v hlavnej úlohe Sidney Toler ako Charlie Chan je môj obľúbený Charlie Chan filmu. Charlie Chan hľadá vraha v múzeu voskových figurín. Múzeum voskových figurín je popredný pre plastického chirurga, ktorý zmení vzhľad hľadaných zločincov na cenu. 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 won the
Joe Acton bol jedným z najlepších anglických zápasníkov 19. storočia. 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
V priebehu 19. storočia, borci aj duelanti využili pieskové ostrovy v rieke Mississippi, okolo sv. Louis, Missouri, usporiadať súboje o ceny alebo duely. Úrady sa zamračili na duely na smrť na akomkoľvek mieste. Však, Illinois aj Missouri tiež zakázali boj o ceny. Krvavý ostrov uprostred rieky Mississippi severne od 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 “worked” matches thrown in the mix. Podľa 1904 alebo 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,
On 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. V tomto filme, Louis Hayward plays The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmund Dantes, Jr. The Count inherits his father’s money and the
V pondelok, Máj 30, 1892, skvelý Peter Jackson boxoval súboj v rukavici s bývalým chránencom Frankom Slavinom. Obaja muži žili a bojovali v Austrálii, hoci záujem fanúšikov viedol Jacksona k turné po svete, aby využil finančné príležitosti v Spojených štátoch a Anglicku. Ako v Austrálii, Jackson často našiel bielych boxerov, ktorí s ním neboli ochotní bojovať. Málo
St. Louis, na začiatku 20. Storočia, mal prominentnú profesionálnu boxerskú scénu. Abe Attell, hoci sa narodil v San Franciscu, sídlila v St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell obhájil svoje majstrovstvá sveta v boxe v perovej váhe proti častému rivalovi Harrymu Forbesovi. Forbes bol tiež pravidelným účastníkom festivalu sv. Louis boxerská scéna. Forbes porazil Dannyho Doughertyho