Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
Otrdien, Jūlijs 4, 1916, former St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond passed away after an illness of two years. Desmond was in Alexian Brothers Hospital from October 1915 until his death on Independence Day 1916. The 59-year-old Desmond left a 12-year-old son, William Desmond, Jr. Chief Desmond’s wife died several years before him. For 17 gadiem no 1890
Čurkste “Lauksaimnieks” Burns bija profesionāli catch-as-nozvejas var cīkstonis, kā arī cīņas un fiziskās kultūras treneris. Neskatoties uz lieliem panākumiem kā profesionāls cīkstonis, pat uzvarot amerikāņu smagsvarā čempionātā, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Čurkste “Lauksaimnieks” Burns dzimis februāris 15, 1861 Cedar County, Iowa. Gan toreiz un tagad, cīkstēšanās ir Iowan asinīs.
On February 23, 1906, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart defended his title in Los Angeles. When James J. Jeffries retired as heavyweight champion, Hart and Jack Sharkey fought for the vacant title. Hart was the surprise winner of the fight. Hart refused to fight Jack Johnson, the recognized best heavyweight. Instead he fought Tommy Burns, a 5’07” skilled boxer.
Es uzrakstīju šo ziņu, jo saruna man bija atzīmēts Twitter apmēram tāds 1911 mačs starp Frank Gotch un Georg Hackenschmidt par Pasaules Heavyweight Cīņas čempionāts. Jim Cornette, kurš turklāt ir viens no labākajiem vadītājiem profesionālās cīņas ir arī atzīmēja pro cīkstēšanās vēsturnieks, runāja par dubulto krustu otrajā Gotch-Hack spēles
During the Golden Age of Radio, the Shadow was a crusading crime fighter named Lamont Cranston. In this 1933 English film produced by Real Arts Productions, the Shadow is a villainous murderer and blackmailer. The film opens up with the Shadow demanding payment from a famous lawyer. The Shadow promises to expose the lawyer who can’t pay. Facing exposure and
St. Louis Police Officer Cornelius O’Keefe performed countless acts of bravery over his career. Gada maijā 26, 1901, O’Keefe proved his toughness and quick thinking again by saving a fellow officer from an excited horse and shed fire. St. Louis Police Officer Joseph A. Gerk patrolled his beat on Eighteenth Street during the morning of May 26, 1901, kad viņš
Kaujas sportā, labs liels vīrs parasti pārspēj labu mazajam cilvēciņam. Ja jums ir liels, Jūs bieži vien var veido par milzīgu izmēru neatbilstības. Edwin Bibby stāvēja tikai 5’04” un nosver 160 mārciņas bet sakāva daudz lielākos cīkstoņi savu profesionālo cīkstēšanās karjeru laikā. Bibby sakāva daudz cīkstoņi ieskaitot gigantisku Vācijas cīkstonis William Heygster. Edwin Bibby varēja
Decembrī 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. The men took $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 a.m. and surprised Harding,
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