Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Am Oktober 16, 1920, Special Officers Preston Anslyn and William A. Moller were following two burglars in the 3800 block of Juanita Avenue during a heavy fog. One or both burglars shot the officers from a gangway as they walked onto the lawn of a house, where they thought the burglars entered. The officers both suffered fatal wounds, which killed
I’m continuing with watching some old Alan Ladd movies that I first saw thirty years ago on American Movie Classics (AMC), when they showed classic movies. I recently watched Appointment with Danger (1950), which was as entertaining as I remembered it. Paramount Pictures released Appointment with Danger (affiliate link) in London in 1950 but didn’t release it in the United
Running a pawn shop has always been a tough business because you constantly have to be on the look out for thieves attempting to pawn their stolen goods in your shop. In the late 19th Century, police detectives worked with pawn shops, as they do today, to try to stop the fencing of goods. In August 1885, future St. Louis
On December 15, 1903, about 2:00 o’clock in the morning, George Harding, the clerk of the Erie Hotel, was busy working in his office. Used to working alone, Harding had relaxed his vigil and didn’t notice three large, hard looking men enter the hotel at Fourth and Clark Streets. His attention was arrested, when the first man entered his office
Wenn der 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. After
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
Im Spät 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Bauer” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Jedoch, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Von 1902, George
August 11, 1915, Der aktuelle Boxweltmeister im farbigen Schwergewicht, Sam McVey, kämpfte in Boston gegen Sandy Ferguson, Massachusetts im Fitnessstudio der Atlas Athletic Association. McVey kämpfte in einer Zeit, in der die Veranstalter alle afroamerikanischen Boxer ausschlossen, außer dem großartigen Jack Johnson, vom Kampf um die Weltmeisterschaft. McVey besiegte die meisten anderen großen schwarzen Kämpfer dieser Saison
Wie ich in mehreren Beiträgen geschrieben habe, die besten Schwergewichtsboxer dazwischen 1900 und 1919 wurden die afroamerikanischen Boxer gezwungen, gegeneinander zu kämpfen “Farbige Meisterschaft”. Auch nachdem der großartige Jack Johnson endlich die Farbgrenze durchbrochen und die Weltmeisterschaft im Schwergewicht gewonnen hatte, er würde den Titel nur gegen weiße Konkurrenten verteidigen. As a result, die härtesten Herausforderer
On November 10, 1924, Frau. A.W. Stickney verließ das St. Louis Country Club, als sie von zwei afroamerikanischen Männern angesprochen wurde. Der hellhäutigere Mann erzählte Mrs. Stickney solle ihre Juwelen abgeben, sonst würde er sie ihr wegnehmen. Fearing for her safety, Frau. Stickney reichte dem Mann ihren Schmuck, bewertet bei $17,000.00, und $85.00 in cash. Frau.