Ahli Sejarah Sukan Pertempuran dan Seniman Mempertahankan Diri
Cornelius O'Keefe memperoleh reputasi sebagai pegawai polis yang sukar semasa kerjayanya di St. Jabatan Polis Louis. Dia akan memerlukan kesukaran itu pada pagi Januari 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 baru saja bangun dan bersiap-siap
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “bekerja” matches thrown in the mix. Oleh 1904 atau 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,
On January 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. Dalam filem ini, Louis Hayward plays The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmund Dantes, Jr. The Count inherits his father’s money and the
Pada Isnin, Boleh 30, 1892, Peter Jackson yang hebat bertarung dengan bekas anak didik Frank Slavin. Kedua-dua lelaki itu tinggal dan bertempur di Australia, walaupun minat peminat menyebabkan Jackson menjelajah dunia untuk memanfaatkan peluang kewangan di Amerika Syarikat dan England. Seperti di Australia, Jackson sering mendapati peninju putih tidak mahu melawannya. Beberapa
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the
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. Walau bagaimanapun, 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 dianggap salah satu paun yang terbesar bagi pejuang paun sepanjang masa. Dilahirkan pada bulan Mac 4, 1883 di Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, dia dianggap sebagai peninju Kanada terhebat sepanjang zaman. Kerjaya bertarungnya bermula dari 1900 kepada 1926. Langford only stood 5 feet six and half inches tall and weighed 185 pounds at his heaviest. He
Gorilla (1939) adalah komedi-misteri “B” filem yang dibintangi oleh Ritz Brothers, Joseph Calleia, Bela Lugosi dan Lionell Atwill. Filem ini dihasilkan oleh Twentieth-Century Fox sebelum mereka berhenti membuat “B” filem-filem, the first film on a double bill. The Ritz Brothers aktif antara 1925 dan tahun 1960-an, when Al Ritz the oldest brother passed away. The brothers made
Pada bulan Oktober 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) Kejuaraan tetapi kekal di luar perhatian sehingga
Pada November 7, 1908, Charles Olson bertemu “Americus” Gus Schonlein untuk Kejohanan Gusti Kelas Berat Ringan Dunia. Perlawanan itu terbukti menarik seperti yang disangka pemerhati tetapi ia berakhir dengan kontroversi. Olson berdiri 6’01” tetapi ditimbang sahaja 170 pound. Dilahirkan Max Flaskamp di Krefeld, Rhine-Westphalia Utara di 1879, dia mengambil nama Charles atau Charley Olson