Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Noong Oktubre 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, na pumatay
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. Inilabas ng Paramount Pictures ang Appointment with Danger (affiliate link) in London in 1950 ngunit hindi ito inilabas sa 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
Sa 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
When the 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. Pagkatapos
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,
In late 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 “Magsasaka” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Gayunman, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Sa pamamagitan ng 1902, George
Sa Agosto 11, 1915, ang kasalukuyang World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion na si Sam McVey ay lumaban kay Sandy Ferguson sa Boston, Massachusetts sa Atlas Athletic Association gym. Nakipaglaban si McVey sa isang panahon kung saan pinigilan ng mga promotor ang lahat ng African American na boksingero, maliban sa dakilang Jack Johnson, mula sa pakikipaglaban para sa world championship. Tinalo ni McVey ang karamihan sa iba pang mahusay na Black fighters nito
Tulad ng naisulat ko sa ilang mga post, ang pinakamahusay na mabibigat na boksingero sa pagitan 1900 at 1919 ay ang mga African-American boxers na pinilit na labanan ang isa't isa para sa “May-kulay na Championship”. Kahit na matapos ang mahusay na Jack Johnson sa wakas ay sinira ang linya ng kulay at nanalo sa World Heavyweight Championship, ipagtatanggol lang niya ang titulo laban sa mga white contenders. Bilang isang resulta, ang pinakamahirap na humahamon
Noong Nobyembre 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Aalis si Stickney sa St. Louis Country Club, nang lapitan siya ng dalawang African-American na lalaki. Sinabi ng lalaking mas maputi ang balat kay Mrs. Stickney upang ibalik ang kanyang mga hiyas o kunin niya ang mga ito mula sa kanya. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Inabot ni Stickney sa lalaki ang kanyang alahas, pinahahalagahan sa $17,000.00, at $85.00 in cash. Mrs.