Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
On a chilly night, Enero 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, ang St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 taon. 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. Isang tao lamang ang seryosong humamon kay Muldoon sa panahon ng kanyang dominanteng paghahari. Ang 165-pound na si Clarence Whistler ay patuloy na nagbigay kay Muldoon ng kanyang pinakamahirap na hamon. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Nobyembre 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California sa isa sa kanilang ilang mga laban. Si William Muldoon ay halos isang ulo ang taas at may timbang
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 minuto. Nanalo si Beell sa
Si Joe Acton ay isa sa pinakamahuhusay na wrestler ng England noong ika-19 na Siglo. 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. 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. Sa pamamagitan ng 1904 o 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,
Sa Monday, Mayo 30, 1892, ang mahusay na Peter Jackson boxed isang gloved labanan sa dating protégé Frank Slavin. Parehong lalaki ang nanirahan at nakipaglaban sa Australia, bagama't ang interes ng fan ang nagbunsod kay Jackson na libutin ang mundo para samantalahin ang mga pagkakataong pinansyal sa United States at England. Tulad ng sa Australia, Madalas na natagpuan ni Jackson ang mga puting boksingero na ayaw makipaglaban sa kanya. kakaunti
St. Louis, sa simula ng ika-20 Siglo, nagkaroon ng isang kitang-kitang propesyonal na boxing scene. Abe Attell, bagaman ipinanganak sa San Francisco, ay batay sa St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended kanyang World Featherweight Boxing Championship laban frequent karibal Harry Forbes. Forbes ay din ng isang regular na sa St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes natalo Danny Dougherty para sa
Si Jim Londos ay tumaas sa hanay ng propesyonal na pakikipagbuno upang maging pinakamalaking box office star hindi lamang noong 1930s kundi sa lahat ng panahon. Gayunman, kung hindi dumating ang Londos sa St. Louis noong unang bahagi ng 1920s, maaaring iba ang kwento. Natuto ang Londos ng catch-as-catch-can wrestling habang si Londos ay gumanap bilang isang malakas na tao sa carnival circuit noong