Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
On November 30, 1871, Eine große Menschenmenge bestieg zehn Eisenbahnwaggons auf der New Orleans, Mobile und Texas Railroad, als sie in der Canal Street in New Orleans hielten, Louisiana. Der Zug fuhr weiter zum Bahnhof Montgomery in der Nähe der Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, wo die Menge den Regen verließ und sich auf den Weg in den Wald machte. So eine seltsame Prozession
August 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
Johnny Reagan war ein wichtiger Kämpfer in der St. Louis-Boxszene im ersten Jahrzehnt des 20. Jahrhunderts. Ursprünglich aus Brooklyn, Reagan zog nach St. Louis soll unter Jack McKenna trainieren. McKenna hatte seinen Sitz in St. Louis, wo sein Kämpfer hauptsächlich in St. kämpfte. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan war zu dieser Zeit ein aufsteigender Bantamgewichtler
Wann “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, bekannt “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
On a chilly night, Januar 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, die St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 Jahre. 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
Der leistungsstarke William Muldoon wurde als griechisch-römischen World Wrestling-Champion als unbesiegbar. Nur ein Mann forderte Muldoon während seiner dominanten Herrschaft ernsthaft heraus. Der 165 Pfund schwere Clarence Whistler stellte Muldoon immer wieder vor seine größten Herausforderungen. Muldoon und Whistler am Donnerstag getroffen, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Kalifornien in einem ihrer zahlreichen Spiele. William Muldoon war fast einen Kopf größer und wog
Charlie Chan im Wachsfigurenkabinett (1940) mit Sidney Toler als Charlie Chan ist mein Lieblings Charlie-Chan-Film. Charlie Chan ist auf der Suche nach einem Mörder in einem Wachsmuseum. The wax museum is a front for a plastic surgeon, who changes the appearance of wanted criminals for a price. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, also
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 Minuten. Beell gewann
Joe Acton war einer der besten Wrestler Englands im 19. Jahrhundert. 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