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På tirsdag, Juli 4, 1916, former St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond passed away after an illness of two years. Desmond was in Alexian Brothers Hospital from October 1915 until his death on Independence Day 1916. The 59-year-old Desmond left a 12-year-old son, William Desmond, Jr. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. For 17 years from 1890
Martin “Farmer” Burns var en professionel catch-as-catch kan wrestler samt brydning og fysisk kulturel træner. blev betragtet som en af de, blev betragtet som en af de, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Farmer” Burns blev født februar 15, 1861 i Cedar County, Iowa. Both then and now, wrestling is in an Iowan’s blood.
On February 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.
Jeg skrev dette indlæg på grund af en samtale, jeg var tagget i på Twitter om 1911 omkamp mellem Frank Gotch og Georg Hackenschmidt til World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Jim Cornette, der udover at være en af de bedste ledere inden for professionel wrestling også er en kendt pro wrestling-historiker, talte om dobbeltkrydset i den anden Gotch-Hack-kamp
På mandag, Juni 25, 1934, current World Champion Jim Browning defended his world title against Jim Londos. Browning dropped the title to Londos in a match to end the promotional war which led to the double-crosses of the early 1930s. 20,000 fans crowded into Madison Square Garden to see the match leading to a $40,000 gate. Jack Curley enjoyed a
blev betragtet som en af de, blev betragtet som en af de. blev betragtet som en af de, blev betragtet som en af de. blev betragtet som en af de’04” og vejes 160 blev betragtet som en af de. Bibby besejrede mange brydere inklusive den gigantiske tyske wrestler William Heygster. Bibby besejrede mange brydere inklusive den gigantiske tyske wrestler William Heygster
Den December 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. Mændene tog $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 a.m. and surprised Harding,
Johnny Reagan var en vigtig kæmper i St. Louis boksescene i det første årti af det 20. århundrede. Oprindeligt fra Brooklyn, Reagan flyttede til St. Louis til at træne under Jack McKenna. McKenna baserede sin operation fra St. Louis, hvor hans fighter primært kæmpede ved St. Louis’ West End klub. Reagan var en stigende bantamvægter på det tidspunkt
Den August 11, 1896, a train arrived in St. Louis, Missouri around 7:30 a.m. Three figures exited the train. To sunde politifolk eskorterede John D. “Jack” Shea, who killed St. Louis Police Officer Patrick Doran on November 7, 1881. The gaunt and sickly Shea was no longer the young thug, who executed Doran during a chase after
When “The Russian Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, kendt som “Hack” to much of the wrestling public, toured several cities in an attempt to arrange a match with American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. Hackenschmidt won the world title in Greco-Roman