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En 2010, St. Louis era la ciutat més gran de 58 als Estats Units i el 19 àrea metropolitana més gran. Al voltant de la volta del segle, que era la cinquena o sisena ciutat més gran als Estats Units i el més gran a l'oest del riu Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
On Thursday, Setembre 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the
Dimarts, Novembre 18, 1884, El campió mundial de lluita del premi de pes pesat nus John L. Sullivan va lluitar contra Al Greenfield al Madison Square Garden de la ciutat de Nova York. Sullivan necessitava superar més que només el seu oponent en aquest combat. Els homes inicialment van acceptar lluitar dilluns, Novembre 17, 1884, però les autoritats de la ciutat de Nova York van amenaçar els homes amb l'arrest. La baralla amb
For the Sunday, Juny 24, 1900 edició del St. Louis República, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Després 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Chief Desmond lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out
Al març de 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. The last fall would be decided via what The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 any. Assigned to a beat near Natural Bridge and Vandeventer Avenues, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, Officer Anderson was walking on Vandeventer just south of
In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle
On Thursday, Febrer 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, els millors boxejadors del tombant de segle van lluitar pel món de colors
Paul Pons era un Lluita grecoromana francès Campió. Ell era prou bo per donar George Hackenschmidt un termini per als seus diners en diversos tornejos. Però, quan va arribar a Chicago el 1900, era “derrotat” per un lluitador local,. Les circumstàncies de la pèrdua deixen molt a desitjar. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. One
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Però, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of