Մարտական սպորտի պատմաբան և մարտարվեստի վարպետ
Երեքշաբթի, Հուլիս 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
Ծիծեռնակների ընտանիքին պատկանող թռչուն “Ագարակատեր” Burns էր պրոֆեսիոնալ catch-as-Catch կարող ըմբիշ, ինչպես նաեւ ըմբշամարտի, եւ ֆիզիկական մշակութային մարզիչ. Despite great success as a professional wrestler, even winning the American Heavyweight Championship, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Ծիծեռնակների ընտանիքին պատկանող թռչուն “Ագարակատեր” Burns was born February 15, 1861 in 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.
I wrote this post due to a conversation I was tagged in on Twitter about the 1911 rematch between Frank Gotch and Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Jim Cornette, who besides being one of the best managers in professional wrestling is also a noted pro wrestling historian, talked about the double cross in the second Gotch-Hack match
Երկուշաբթի օրը, Հունիս 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
In combat sports, a good big man usually beats a good little man. If you are great, you can often make up for huge size discrepancies. Edwin Bibby stood only 5’04” and weighed 160 pounds but defeated many larger wrestlers during his professional wrestling career. Bibby defeated many wrestlers including the gigantic German wrestler William Heygster. Edwin Bibby was able
Դեկտեմբերի 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. Այն մարդիկ, վերցրել $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 a.m. and surprised Harding,
Ջոնի Ռեյգանը կարևոր մարտիկ էր Սբ. Լուի բռնցքամարտի տեսարան 20-րդ դարի առաջին տասնամյակում. Ծագումով Բրուքլինից, Ռեյգանը տեղափոխվել է Սբ. Լուիսը կմարզվի Ջեք Մաքքենայի ղեկավարությամբ. Մակքեննան իր վիրահատությունը հիմնել է Սբ. Louis, որտեղ նրա մարտիկը հիմնականում կռվել է Սբ. Louis’ West End ակումբ. Ռեյգանն այդ ժամանակ աճող քաշային կարգում էր
Օգոստոսի 11, 1896, a train arrived in St. Louis, Missouri around 7:30 a.m. Three figures exited the train. Two healthy looking police officers were escorting John D. “Վալետ” 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 “Ռուսական Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, հայտնի է որպես “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