Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
On November 30, 1871, suur hulk mehi astus New Orleansi kümne raudteevagunisse, Mobile ja Texase raudtee, kui see peatus New Orleansi Canal Streetil, Louisiana. Rong jätkas sõitu Montgomery jaama Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, kus rahvas jättis vihma ja suundus metsa. Selline veider rongkäik
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 oli tähtis võitleja St.. Louis'i poksistseen 20. sajandi esimesel kümnendil. Algselt Brooklynist, Reagan kolis St.. Louis treenib Jack McKenna käe all. McKenna põhines oma operatsioonil St.. Louis, kus tema võitleja võitles peamiselt St.. Louis’ West Endi klubi. Reagan oli sel ajal tõusev kaal
When “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, tuntakse “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 võitis kreeka-rooma keeles maailmameistritiitli
On a chilly night, Jaanuar 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, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 aastat. 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. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed
Charlie Chan Wax Museum (1940) peaosas Sidney TOLER nagu Charlie Chan on mu lemmik Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan otsib mõrvar Wax Museum. Vahakujude muuseum on esiküljel plastist kirurg, kes muudab välimust tagaotsitavate kurjategijate hinnaga. Kirurg Dr. Koor, 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 protokoll. Beell won the
Joe Acton oli 19. sajandil üks Inglismaa parimaid maadlejaid. 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