Sejarawan Olahraga Tempur dan Artis Bela Diri
Pada hari Selasa, 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 tahun dari 1890
Martin “Petani” Burns catch-as-catch profesional dapat pegulat serta gulat dan pelatih budaya fisik. Meski sukses besar sebagai pegulat profesional, bahkan memenangkan Kejuaraan Kelas Berat Amerika, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Petani” Burns lahir Februari 15, 1861 di Cedar County bintang, 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.
Saya menulis posting ini karena percakapan yang saya tandai di Twitter tentang 1911 pertandingan ulang antara Frank Gotch dan Georg Hackenschmidt untuk Kejuaraan Gulat Kelas Berat Dunia. Jim Kornet, yang selain menjadi salah satu manajer terbaik dalam gulat profesional juga merupakan sejarawan gulat profesional yang terkenal, berbicara tentang double cross di pertandingan Gotch-Hack kedua
Pada hari Senin, 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
Dalam olahraga pertarungan, orang besar yang baik biasanya mengalahkan orang kecil yang baik. Jika kamu hebat, Anda sering kali dapat menutupi perbedaan ukuran yang besar. Edwin Bibby hanya berdiri 5’04” dan ditimbang 160 pound tetapi mengalahkan banyak pegulat besar selama karir gulat profesionalnya. Bibby mengalahkan banyak pegulat termasuk pegulat raksasa Jerman William Heygster. Edwin Bibby mampu
Pada tanggal 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. The men took $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 a.m. and surprised Harding,
Johnny Reagan adalah seorang pejuang penting di St. Louis. Adegan tinju Louis selama dekade pertama abad ke-20. Berasal dari Brooklyn, Reagan pindah ke St. Louis akan berlatih di bawah bimbingan Jack McKenna. McKenna mendasarkan operasinya di St. Louis, tempat pejuangnya bertempur di St. Louis’ Klub Ujung Barat. Reagan adalah petinju kelas bantam yang sedang naik daun pada saat itu
Pada Agustus 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. “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, dikenal sebagai “Terjangan” 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