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On a chilly night, Eanáir 9, 1915, Sáirsint. Michael Gibbons stepped off the westbound Delmar owl streetcar about 3:00 a.m. Sáirsint. 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, Naomh. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 bliana. 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. Níor thug ach fear amháin dúshlán mór do Muldoon le linn a réimeas ceannasach. An Clarence Whistler 165-punt thug Muldoon a dhúshláin is deacra go seasta. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Samhain 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California i gceann dá gcuid cluichí éagsúla. Bhí William Muldoon beagnach ceann níos airde agus meáchan
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 minutes. Bhuaigh Beell an
Bhí Joe Acton ar dhuine de na wrestlers is fearr i Sasana le linn an 19ú hAois. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. 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. Póilíní Roinn Louis. 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. De réir 1904 nó 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,
On Monday, Bealtaine 30, 1892, rinne an t-iontach Peter Jackson bout glodáilte leis an iar-phríosúnach Frank Slavin. Bhí an bheirt fhear ina gcónaí agus ag troid san Astráil, cé gur thug spéis lucht leanúna Jackson ar camchuairt an domhain chun leas a bhaint as na deiseanna airgeadais sna Stáit Aontaithe agus i Sasana. Mar atá san Astráil, Is minic a d’aimsigh Jackson dornálaithe bána nach raibh toilteanach troid leis. Is beag
St. Louis, ag tús an 20ú hAois, bhí radharc dornálaíochta gairmiúil feiceálach aige. Abe Attell, cé gur rugadh é i San Francisco, bhí sé bunaithe i St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Chosain Attell a Chraobhchomórtais Dornálaíochta Meáchan Cleite an Domhain i gcoinne Harry Forbes, a chomhraic rialta. Bhí Forbes rialta freisin ar an St. Radharc dornálaíochta Louis. Bhuaigh Forbes Danny Dougherty do na
D’éirigh Jim Londos trí chéimeanna na cogaíochta gairmiúla le bheith ar an réalta bosca-oifig is mó ní hamháin sna 1930í ach de ghnáth.. Mar sin féin, mura mbeadh Londos tagtha go St. Louis go luath sna 1920idí, d'fhéadfadh an scéal a bheith an-difriúil. D'fhoghlaim Londos wrestling catch-as-catch-can agus d'fheidhmigh Londos mar fhear láidir i gciorcad an charnabhail le linn