Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Novembrī 30, 1871, liels vīriešu pūlis Ņūorleānā iekāpa desmit dzelzceļa vagonos, Mobilais un Teksasas dzelzceļš, kad tas apstājās Kanālstrītā Ņūorleānā, Louisiana. Vilciens turpināja ceļu uz Montgomeri staciju netālu no Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, kur pūlis atstāja lietu un devās mežā. Tāds dīvains gājiens
Augustā 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. “Domkrats” 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 was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. Louis, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Louis’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
When “Krievu Lion” George Hackenschmidt toured America in 1905, he left the country unimpressed by the state of American wrestling. The current World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, pazīstams kā “Kapāt” 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, Janvāris 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 gadiem. 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. Tikai viens vīrietis nopietni izaicināja Muldūnu viņa dominējošās valdīšanas laikā. 165 mārciņas smagais Klarenss Vistlers pastāvīgi lika Muldūnam savus grūtākos izaicinājumus. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Novembris 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Kalifornija vienā no vairākiem saviem mačiem. Viljams Muldūns bija gandrīz par galvu garāks un svēra
Charlie Chan pie vaska muzejs (1940) starring Sidney toler kā Charlie Chan ir mana mīļākā Charlie Chan filma. Charlie Chan meklē slepkavu kādā vaska muzejā. Vaska muzejs ir priekšējais plastikas ķirurgs, kas maina izskatu vēlējās noziedznieki par cenu. Ķirurgs Dr. Krējums, played by C. Henry Gordon, arī
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 protokols. Bīls uzvarēja
Džo Aktons bija viens no labākajiem Anglijas cīkstoņiem 19. gadsimtā. 151-mārciņa Acton pārdzīvoja Anglijas middleweight rindās pirms aršana caur smagsvari. Pēc pukstēšana labākais Anglija bija piedāvāt ieskaitot Tom Cannon, Acton nolēma pārbaudīt savas spējas, Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of