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Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. Dia mulai 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
Di 1902, Juara Tinju Kelas Berat Dunia masa depan Marvin Hart adalah pesaing yang sedang naik daun. Berjuang terutama di luar kampung halamannya di Louisville, Kentucky, Hart dicocokkan melawan Kid Carter di Southern Athletic Club pada bulan Mei 2, 1902. Di 17-1, Hart tahu bahwa kemenangan lainnya akan sangat membantu dalam mengamankan perebutan gelar kelas berat. Kid Carter kelahiran Brooklyn bermaksud melakukannya
Pada November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 tahun. Mace was world champion from 1860 untuk 1862 and again from 1866 untuk 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 untuk 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
Pada September 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. Selama bertahun-tahun, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
Henry Moses Dufur berspesialisasi dalam gulat kerah dan siku ketika Dufur bergulat secara profesional pada tahun 1870-an dan 1880-an. Lahir pada bulan Mei 5, 1844, in Richmond, Vermont, Dufur bergulat terutama di Amerika Serikat bagian timur laut. Pada tanggal 27, 1878, Dufur bergulat dalam pertandingan kembali dengan pegulat bernama Cox di Boston Baseball Park di depan lima ratus penggemar. Lima ratus penggemar
Pada Agustus 26, 1886, Evan “Pencekik” Lewis bertemu Gulat Inggris Juara Tom Cannon di Cincinnati, Ohio. Selama era gulat yang sah, pegulat lain takut Lewis kuat karena cengkeraman nya. Lewis mempekerjakan mencekik arteri karotis dikenal sebagai choke telanjang belakang di Judo. Setidaknya itulah yang awalnya saya pikirkan dan sebagian besar sejarawan telah kutip. Modern
Sepupu pertama kakekku, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, adalah salah satu St. Louis’ pionir pesawat terbang. Julius, yang di keluarga dikenal sebagai “Punks”, bergabung dengan Garda Nasional Udara pada pertengahan 1920-an. Dia akan ditugaskan sebagai Letnan. Julius menerbangkan pesawat untuk korps udara militer dan sipil. Sebagian besar pria di unitnya, termasuk Charles
Selama minggu terakhir bulan Desember 1902, William Rudolph, penambang baru saja kembali ke Franklin County, dan George Collins merampok Union Bank di Union, MO. Mereka merampok semalam, ketika tak seorang pun hadir dengan meledakkan aman. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff
On February 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. St. Louis Police originally thought it was a case of suicide or accidental overdose. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. Mr. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.
Estonia gave birth to three of the greatest wrestlers of the first two decades of the 20th Century: Georg Lurich, George Hackenschmidt and Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. As part of the Russian Empire at the time, Estonia contained a number of elementary and high schools with superior physical education programs. Lurich and Hackenschmidt both started out as weightlifters and transitioned into