Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
On Tuesday, Júl 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. Pre 17 years from 1890
Martin “Poľnohospodár” Burns bol profesionálny catch-as-catch môže zápasník, rovnako ako zápas a telesnej kultúry tréner. Napriek veľkým úspechom ako profesionálny zápasník, dokonca vyhral americký šampionát v ťažkej váhe, he is more famous as a wrestling trainer. Martin “Poľnohospodár” Burns bol narodený 15, 1861 Cedar County, Iowa. Obaja predtým a teraz, wrestling je v Iowan krvi.
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.
Tento príspevok som napísal kvôli konverzácii, v ktorej som bol označený na Twitteri 1911 odvetný zápas medzi Frankom Gotchom a Georgom Hackenschmidtom o majstrovstvá sveta v zápasení v ťažkej váhe. Jim Cornette, ktorý je okrem toho, že je jedným z najlepších manažérov v profesionálnom wrestlingu, aj známym profesionálnym wrestlingovým historikom, hovoril o dvojkríži v druhom zápase Gotch-Hack
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. Mája 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, keď
V bojových športoch, dobrý veľký muž zvyčajne porazí dobrého malého muža. Ak ste skvelý, často dokážete vyrovnať obrovské veľkostné rozdiely. Edwin Bibby stál iba 5’04” a zváži 160 libier, ale počas svojej profesionálnej zápasníckej kariéry porazil mnoho väčších zápasníkov. Bibby porazil veľa zápasníkov vrátane gigantického nemeckého zápasníka Williama Heygstera. Edwin Bibby to dokázal
Decembra 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,
Augusta 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 bol dôležitým bojovníkom v St. Louis boxerská scéna v prvej dekáde 20. storočia. Pôvodne z Brooklynu, Reagan sa presťahoval do St. Louis trénovať pod Jackom McKennom. McKenna založil svoju operáciu na St. Louis, kde jeho bojovník primárne bojoval pri St. Louis’ Klub West End. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time