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Nan 2010, St. Louis te lavil la 58th pi gwo nan Etazini yo ak 19yèm pi gwo zòn nan metwopolitèn. Anviwon vire a nan syèk la, li te lavil la senkyèm oswa sizyèm pi gwo nan Etazini yo ak nan lwès nan pi gwo nan Rivyè Misisipi a. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Nan Jedi, 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
Nan Madi, Novanm 18, 1884, Chanpyon Mondyal Pwa lou Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting John L. Sullivan te goumen kont Al Greenfield nan Madison Square Garden nan vil Nouyòk. Sullivan te bezwen simonte plis pase jis opozan li nan batay sa a. Mesye yo te dakò pou yo goumen nan Lendi, Novanm 17, 1884, men otorite vil Nouyòk yo te menase mesye yo pou yo arete yo. Diskisyon an ak
For the Sunday, Jen 24, 1900 edisyon an St la. Louis Repiblik, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. After 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
Sou Mas 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. Dènye sezon otòn la ta dwe deside atravè sa New York la
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 ane. 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
Nan ane 1910 yo, Lit pwofesyonèl Ameriken an pèmanan te deplase soti nan konpetisyon lit lejitim nan egzibisyon ki te fikse davans. Enterè fanatik, kontwòl pwomotè ak mwens mete ak chire sou wrèstle yo tout te jwe yon wòl nan tranzisyon sa a. Yon lòt mwens pale sou presyon te deyò nan espò nan tèt li. Anvan 20yèm syèk la, boksè pwofesyonèl te ilegal nan peyi Etazini. Knuckle toutouni
Nan Jedi, Fevriye 26, 1903, Jack Johnson te defann chanpyona mondyal boksè pwa lou li a kont Sam McVey enfèt. McVey te pote yon 6-0 dosye ak sis knockouts nan match chanpyona a. Depi pwomotè boksè yo te refize kite konbatan Nwa yo konpetisyon pou chanpyona mondyal boksè pwa lou, bokseur yo pi byen alantou vire nan Syèk la te goumen pou Mondyal la ki gen koulè
Pòl pon se te yon franse greko-Women Champion lit. Li te bon ase bay George Hackenschmidt yon kouri pou lajan li nan plizyè tounwa. Sepandan, Lè yo rive sou Chicago nan 1900, li te “bat” pa yon wrèstle lokal. Sikonstans yo nan pèt la kite yon anpil yo dwe vle. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Yon
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. Sepandan, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Batay pwofesyonèl nan 19yèm syèk la te jwi yon repitasyon pòv deyò nan