Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
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. Par 1904 ou 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,
Sur Janvier 10, 1940, Rowland V. Lee released his low-budget feature film The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) through United Artists. Rowland V. Lee started directing films in 1920 and would make 59 films before retiring in 1945. Dans ce film, Louis Hayward plays The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmund Dantes, Jr. The Count inherits his father’s money and the
Lundi, Mai 30, 1892, the great Peter Jackson boxed a gloved bout with former protégé Frank Slavin. Both men lived and fought in Australia, although fan interest led Jackson to tour the world to take advantage of the financial opportunities in the United States and England. As in Australia, Jackson often found white boxers unwilling to fight him. Few
St. Louis, au début du 20e siècle, avait une scène de boxe professionnelle importante. Abe Attell, bien que né à San Francisco, était basé à St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell a défendu son championnat du monde de boxe poids plume contre son rival fréquent Harry Forbes. Forbes était également un habitué du St. Scène de boxe Louis. Forbes a battu Danny Dougherty pour le
Jim Londos rose through the ranks of professional wrestling to become the biggest box office star of not only the 1930s but of all-time. Cependant, if Londos had not come to St. Louis in the early 1920s, the story could have been quite different. Londos learned catch-as-catch-can wrestling while Londos performed as a strong man in the carnival circuit during
Sam Langford est considéré comme l'un des plus grands combattants livre pour livre de tous les temps. Né en mars 4, 1883 dans Weymouth chutes, Nouvelle-Écosse, il est considéré comme le plus grand boxeur canadien de tous les temps. Sa carrière de combattant s'étend de 1900 to 1926. Langford ne se 5 pieds six pouces et demi de haut et pesait 185 livres à son plus lourd. Il
Le gorille (1939) est une comédie-mystère “B” film mettant en vedette les frères Ritz, Joseph Calleia, Bela Lugosi et Lionell Atwill. Le film a été produit par Twentieth-Century Fox avant de cesser la fabrication “B” films, the first film on a double bill. Les Frères Ritz étaient actifs entre 1925 et les années 1960, quand Al Ritz le frère aîné est décédé. Les frères faites
On October 20, 1906, Fred Beell proved dynamite comes in small packages. Beell, light heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated former American heavyweight champion Dan McLeod. Beell parlayed an active 1906 into defeats of former American Heavyweight Champion Dan McLeod and current American Heavyweight Champion Frank Gotch. Beell won the American Middleweight (Light Heavyweight) Championnat mais est resté à l'écart des projecteurs jusqu'à
Sur Novembre 7, 1908, Charles Olson a rencontré “Americus” Gus Schonlein pour le championnat du monde de lutte des poids lourds légers. Le match s'est avéré aussi excitant que les observateurs le soupçonnaient, mais il s'est terminé par une controverse.. Olson était 6’01” mais ne pesait que 170 livres. Né Max Flaskamp à Krefeld, Rhénanie du Nord-Westphalie en 1879, il a pris le nom de Charles ou Charley Olson