Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Fritz Lang teki yhden hänen varhaisen rikollisuuden elokuvien 1922. Hän ohjasi Dr. Mabuse: Gambler (1922), joka kesti noin neljä tuntia ja kolmekymmentä minuuttia. Se kertoo tohtori. Mabuse, professori psykoanalyysin. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. In his multiple
Lauantaina, Marraskuu 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minutes. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Ludvig’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem riivattiin
Torstaina, Tammikuu 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins puolusti American Wrestling -mestaruuttaan Iowasta tulevaa painijaa vastaan. After the first fall, fanit ymmärsivät, että se oli Frank Alvin Gotchin vaikein ottelu, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins oli voittanut Gotchin
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Marraskuu 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
Henry Moses Dufur oli raskaansarjan kaulus- ja kyynärpainin maailmanmestari 1870-luvulla. Mennessä 1855, Dufur jäi eläkkeelle ammattipainista jatkaakseen kokopäiväistä vaateräätälin ammattiaan. Jopa painiuransa aikana, Dufur työskenteli räätälinä. Dufur kertoi The Boston Globen kirjeenvaihtajalle syntyneensä Richfordissa, Vermontissa kesäkuussa 5, 1943. Tämä päivämäärä
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Ludvig. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
1800-luvulla, most states banned bare-knuckled prizefighting and professional gloved boxing. Police often arrested fighter, managers, and promoters to stop prizefighting. A unique aspect of geography turned St. Louis into an ideal fight venue to get around the authorities’s activity to stop professional prizefighting. In the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois, the river’s current created a handful
Tammikuussa 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so Santel did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.
Paul Pons oli kreikkalais-roomalaisen painin mestari Ranskan vuonna 1890. Hän voitti turnauksen Folies-Bergeres ennen kuin voitti turnauksen Venäjällä 1898. These victories allowed him to claim the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship. Pons aktivoitu tätä mainetta avaamalla kuntosali juna painijoita ja vahvoja miehiä. Pons’ victory was particularly remarkable because of
Sisään 1934, Charles Arthur “pretty Boy” Floyd päättyi hänen rikollisen uran East Liverpool, Ohio maissi alalla jälkeen ampua ulos FBI ja paikallinen lainvalvontaviranomaiset. Kuitenkin, joulukuussa 1925, Hän oli vanki numero 29078 klo Missouri Penitentiary. 21-vuotias Floyd oli juuri tuomittu Kroeger Grocery and Baking Companyn pääkonttorin ryöstöstä.