Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
Op november 30, 1871, een grote menigte mannen stapte aan boord van tien treinwagons op de New Orleans, Mobile en Texas-spoorweg toen deze stopte op Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. De trein vervolgde zijn weg naar Montgomery Station nabij Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, waar de menigte de regen verliet en het bos in ging. Wat een vreemde optocht
Op augustus 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 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
Wanneer “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, known as “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 de wereldtitel Grieks-Romeins
On a chilly night, Januari 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, de St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 jaren. 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
De krachtige William Muldoon werd onoverwinnelijk beschouwd als de Grieks-Romeinse World Wrestling Champion. Slechts één man daagde Muldoon serieus uit tijdens zijn dominante regering. De 165 pond wegende Clarence Whistler bezorgde Muldoon consequent zijn zwaarste uitdagingen. Muldoon en Whistler ontmoet op donderdag, November 1, 1883 in San Francisco, Californië in een van hun verschillende wedstrijden. William Muldoon was bijna een kop groter en woog
Charlie Chan in het Wax Museum (1940) starring Sidney Toler als Charlie Chan is mijn favoriete Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan is op zoek naar een moordenaar in een wassenbeeldenmuseum. Het wassenbeeldenmuseum is een front voor een plastisch chirurg, die de verschijning van gezochte criminelen voor een prijs verandert. De chirurg Dr. Crème, 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 notulen. Beel won de
Joe Acton was een van de beste worstelaars van Engeland in de 19e eeuw. 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