Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
On a chilly night, Janvier 9, 1915, Sgt. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 a.m. Sgt. Gibbons walked towards the Wabash Railroad’s Delmar Station, which was in complete darkness. Gibbons kneeled and wrapped his nightstick on the platform to signal any nearby beat officers to report to him. Patrolman Arthur J. Saxy heard the night
“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, Saint-. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 ans. 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. Un seul homme a sérieusement défié Muldoon pendant son règne dominant.. Clarence Whistler, 165 livres, a toujours lancé à Muldoon ses défis les plus difficiles. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Novembre 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Californie dans l'un de ses nombreux matches. William Muldoon mesurait presque une tête de plus et pesait
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 procès-verbal. Beell won the
Joe Acton était l’un des meilleurs lutteurs anglais du 19e siècle. 151-livre Acton a traversé les rangs de poids moyen de l'Angleterre avant le labour à travers les poids lourds. Après avoir battu le meilleur Angleterre avait à offrir, y compris Tom Cannon, Acton a décidé de tester ses capacités aux Etats-Unis. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
Cornelius O’Keefe earned a reputation as a tough police officer during his career with the St. Louis Police Department. He would need all that toughness on the morning of January 6, 1911, when a burglar entered the boarding house, where O’Keefe lived and tried to steal several items including O’Keefe’s pants. O’Keefe had just woken up and was getting ready
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. Par 1904 ou 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,
Lundi, Mai 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Both men lived and fought in Australia, although fan interest led Jackson to tour the world to take advantage of the financial opportunities in the United States and England. As in Australia, Jackson often found white boxers unwilling to fight him. Few
St. Louis, au début du 20e siècle, avait une scène de boxe professionnelle importante. Abe Attell, bien que né à San Francisco, était basé à St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell a défendu son championnat du monde de boxe poids plume contre son rival fréquent Harry Forbes. Forbes était également un habitué du St. Scène de boxe Louis. Forbes a battu Danny Dougherty pour le
Jim Londos a traversé les rangs de la lutte professionnelle pour devenir la plus grande star du box-office non seulement des années 1930 mais de tous les temps. Cependant, Si Londos n'était pas venu à St. Louis au début des années 1920, L'histoire aurait pu être très différente. Londos a appris la lutte contre les captures et les caprices tandis que Londos a joué comme un homme fort dans le circuit du carnaval pendant