Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
Fritz Lang je napravio jednu od svojih ranih filmova kriminala u 1922. Režirao Dr. Mabuse: Gambler (1922), koja je trajala oko četiri sata i trideset minuta. To je priča o Dr. Mabuse, profesor psihoanalize. He is also the leader of a criminal ring in the mold of Professor Moriarty from the Sherlock Holmes series. In his multiple
U subotu, Studeni 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 zapisnik. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Wasem je opsjednut
On Thursday, Siječanj 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins obranio je titulu prvaka Amerike u hrvanju protiv hrvača u usponu iz Iowe. After the first fall, navijači su shvatili da je to bio najteži meč c Franka Alvina Gotcha, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins je pobijedio Gotcha
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Studeni 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 bio je svjetski prvak u hrvanju kragnom i laktom u teškoj kategoriji tijekom 1870-ih. Po 1855, Dufur se povukao iz profesionalnog hrvanja kako bi se posvetio svom stalnom zanimanju krojača odjeće. Čak i tijekom hrvačke karijere, Dufur je radio kao krojač. Dufur je dopisniku Boston Globea rekao da je rođen u Richfordu, lipnja u Vermontu 5, 1943. Ovaj datum od
U prosincu 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. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
U 19. stoljeću, 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
In January 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Davitelj” 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 bio hrvanju grčko-rimskim prvak Francuske u 1890. On je osvojio turnir u Folies-Bergeres pred osvajanjem turnira u Rusiji 1898. Ove pobjede omogućile su mu da osvoji svjetsko prvenstvo u hrvanju grčko-rimskim stilom. Pons kapitaliziraju na ovoj očitost otvaranjem teretanu trenirati hrvača i jakih muškaraca. Pons’ pobjeda je bila posebno značajna zbog
U 1934, Charles Arthur “Lijep dečko” Floyd je svoju kriminalnu karijeru završio u istočnom Liverpoolu, Polje kukuruza u Ohiju nakon pucnjave s agentima FBI-a i lokalnim službenicima za provođenje zakona. Međutim, u prosincu 1925, bio je zatvorenik broj 29078 u kaznionici Missouri. 21-godišnji Floyd upravo je bio osuđen za pljačku glavnog ureda Kroeger Grocery and Baking Company