Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, ang St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 taon. 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. Isang tao lamang ang seryosong humamon kay Muldoon sa panahon ng kanyang dominanteng paghahari. Ang 165-pound na si Clarence Whistler ay patuloy na nagbigay kay Muldoon ng kanyang pinakamahirap na hamon. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Nobyembre 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California sa isa sa kanilang ilang mga laban. Si William Muldoon ay halos isang ulo ang taas at may timbang
Charlie Chan sa Wax Museum (1940) paglalagay ng star Sidney Toler bilang Charlie Chan ay ang aking mga paboritong Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan ay naghahanap para sa isang mamamatay-tao sa isang waks museo. 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 minuto. Nanalo si Beell sa
Si Joe Acton ay isa sa pinakamahuhusay na wrestler ng England noong ika-19 na Siglo. 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
Noong ika-19 na siglo, parehong sinamantala ng mga prizefighter at duelist ang mga sandbar island sa Mississippi River, sa paligid ng St. Louis, Ilog ng Misuri, upang magsagawa ng mga papremyo o tunggalian. Ang mga awtoridad ay nakasimangot sa mga tunggalian sa kamatayan sa anumang lokasyon. Gayunman, parehong ipinagbawal din ng Illinois at Missouri ang prizefighting. Bloody Island sa gitna ng Mississippi River sa hilaga lamang ng 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. Sa pamamagitan ng 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,
Sa 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. Sa ganitong film, Louis Hayward plays The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmund Dantes, JR. Namana ng Konde ang pera ng kanyang ama at ang
Sa Monday, Mayo 30, 1892, ang mahusay na Peter Jackson boxed isang gloved labanan sa dating protégé Frank Slavin. Parehong lalaki ang nanirahan at nakipaglaban sa Australia, bagama't ang interes ng fan ang nagbunsod kay Jackson na libutin ang mundo para samantalahin ang mga pagkakataong pinansyal sa United States at England. Tulad ng sa Australia, Madalas na natagpuan ni Jackson ang mga puting boksingero na ayaw makipaglaban sa kanya. kakaunti
St. Louis, sa simula ng ika-20 Siglo, nagkaroon ng isang kitang-kitang propesyonal na boxing scene. Abe Attell, bagaman ipinanganak sa San Francisco, ay batay sa St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended kanyang World Featherweight Boxing Championship laban frequent karibal Harry Forbes. Forbes ay din ng isang regular na sa St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes natalo Danny Dougherty para sa