Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
U 2010, St. Louis je 58. po veličini grad u SAD-u i 19. po veličini metropolitansko područje. Oko prijelazu stoljeća, to je bio peti ili šesti po veličini grad u SAD-u i najveći zapadno od rijeke Mississippi. St. Louis je imao jednu od najvećih odjeće, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
On Thursday, September 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
U utorak, Studeni 18, 1884, Svjetski prvak u borbi s golim zglobom u teškoj kategoriji John L. Sullivan se borio protiv Al Greenfielda u Madison Square Gardenu u New Yorku. Sullivan je trebao svladati više od svog protivnika u ovoj borbi. Muškarci su prvotno pristali boriti se u ponedjeljak, Studeni 17, 1884, ali su vlasti New Yorka zaprijetile muškarcima uhićenjem. Prepirka sa
For the Sunday, Lipanj 24, 1900 izdanje St. Louis Republika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Nakon 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Glavni Desmond uzdisao rastuće nasilje je vidio kako
Na ožujka 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. Posljednju jesen odlučit će New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 godina. Dodijeljen radnji u blizini Natural Bridgea i avenije Vandeventer, 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, Policajac Anderson hodao je Vandeventerom južno od
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, Veljača 26, 1903, Jack Johnson obranio je titulu Svjetskog boksačkog prvaka u obojenoj teškoj kategoriji protiv neporaženog Sama McVeya. McVey je doveo a 6-0 rekord sa šest nokauta u prvenstvenoj utakmici. Budući da su boksački promotori odbili dopustiti crnim borcima da se natječu za Svjetsko boksačko prvenstvo u teškoj kategoriji, najbolji boksači na prijelazu stoljeća borili su se za Obojeni svijet
Paul Pons je francuski grčko-rimski Hrvanje prvak. On je bio dovoljno dobar da daju George Hackenschmidt trčanje za svoj novac u nekoliko turnira. Međutim, kada je došao u Chicago 1900, bio je “poražen” po lokalnom hrvač. Okolnosti gubitka ostavite puno da se željeni. Paul Pons otputovao u SAD-u 1900. Jedan
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. Međutim, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionalne borbe u 19. stoljeću uživale su lošu reputaciju izvan zemlje