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V torek, Julij 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. Za 17 years from 1890
Martin “Kmet” Burns je bil strokovni catch-as-catch lahko Wrestler kot tudi rokoborbe in telesne kulture trenerja. Kljub velikim uspehom kot poklicni rokoborec, celo nagrajeni ameriški Težji prvenstvo, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Kmet” Burns je rodil februar 15, 1861 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.
Sem napisal ta post zaradi pogovora sem označeni na Twitterju približno 1911 revanš med Frank Gotch in Georg Hackenschmidt za pokal svetovnega Težji Wrestling. Jim CORNETTE, ki je poleg tega, da je eden najboljših managerjev v profesionalni rokoborbi, tudi znan zgodovinar profesionalne rokoborbe, govoril o dvojnem križu v drugi tekmi Gotch-Hack
Ponedeljek, Junij 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
V borilne športe, dober velik človek ponavadi premaga dober mali človek. Če ste super, lahko pogosto za velike razlike velikosti. Edwin Bibby je bil samo 5’04” and weighed 160 funtov, vendar je premagal številne večje rokoborcev v svoji poklicni rokoborbo karieri. Bibby je premagal številne rokoborce, vključno z ogromnim nemškim rokoborcem Williamom Heygsterjem. Edwin Bibby je bil sposoben
Decembra 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 was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
Avgusta 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 “Ruski Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, znan kot “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