St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Novembra 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard in Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 otroci. St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

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1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

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The International Wrestling Tournament occurred in two phases between May 19, 1915 and December 31, 1915. Fifty wrestlers would compete in the first phase of the tournament including World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The

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Divji Bill Longson ponovno pridobi naslov

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Willard “Divji Bill” Longson se je rodil v Salt Lake Cityju, Utah, junija 8, 1906 vendar je večino svojega odraslega življenja preživel v St. Louis, Missouri. Po začetku kariere profesionalnega rokoborca ​​v 1931, Longson je delal za Toma Packsa v St. Louis. Nikoli ni zares odšel, saj bi bila to njegova domača baza za preostanek

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