Storiku tal-Isport tal-Ġlieda u Artist Marzjali
Fil 2010, St. Louis kien l-58 akbar belt fl-Istati Uniti u l-akbar żona metropolitana 19. Madwar il-bidu tas-seklu, kien il-ħames jew sitt l-akbar belt fl-Istati Uniti u l-akbar punent tax-Xmara Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
Nhar il-Ħamis, Settembru 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. Wara li ppruvaw ħlas illeċitu, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assenjat lill-
Nhar it-Tlieta, Novembru 18, 1884, Iċ-Champion Dinji tal-Ġlieda tal-Premju tal-Piż Tqil Bare-Knuckle John L. Sullivan ġġieled kontra Al Greenfield f'Madison Square Garden fi New York City. Sullivan kellu bżonn jegħleb aktar milli sempliċement l-avversarju tiegħu f’dan il-bout. L-irġiel oriġinarjament qablu li jiġġieldu nhar it-Tnejn, Novembru 17, 1884, iżda l-awtoritajiet ta’ New York City heddew lill-irġiel b’arrest. The wrangling with
For the Sunday, Ġunju 24, 1900 edizzjoni tal-St. Louis Repubblika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Wara 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Il-Kap Desmond lamenta l-vjolenza li qed tiżdied li kien qed jara barra
Dwar Marzu 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. L-aħħar waqgħa tkun deċiża permezz ta' dak The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 snin. Assenjat għal taħbit ħdejn Natural Bridge u 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, L-Uffiċjal Anderson kien miexi fuq Vandeventer eżatt fin-nofsinhar
Fl-1910s, Il-lotta professjonali Amerikana mċaqalqa b'mod permanenti minn kompetizzjonijiet ta' lotta leġittimi għal wirjiet rranġati minn qabel. Interess tal-partitarji, kontroll tal-promotur u inqas xedd u kedd fuq il-wrestlers kollha kellhom rwol f'din it-tranżizzjoni. Oħra li tkellem anqas dwar pressjoni kienet barra mill-isport innifsu. Qabel is-Seklu 20, il-boxing professjonali kien illegali fl-Istati Uniti. Knuckle vojta
Nhar il-Ħamis, Frar 26, 1903, Jack Johnson iddefenda l-Kampjonat Dinji tiegħu tal-Boxing Heavyweight tal-Kulur kontra Sam McVey li ma ntlaqatx. McVey ġab a 6-0 rekord b’sitt knockouts fil-partita tal-kampjonat. Peress li l-promoturi tal-boxing irrifjutaw li jħallu lill-ġellieda l-Iswed jikkompetu għall-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Boxing Heavyweight, l-aqwa boxers madwar il-bidu tas-Seklu ġġieldu għad-Dinja Kkulurita
Paul Pons kien Wrestling Greco-Roman Franċiż Champion. Huwa kien tajjeb biżżejjed biex jagħti George Hackenschmidt run għall-flus tiegħu f'diversi tournaments. Madankollu, meta huwa wasal għall Chicago fl 1900, kien “defeated” minn wrestler lokali. Iċ-ċirkostanzi tat-telf tħalli ħafna li jkun mixtieq. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Wieħed
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. Madankollu, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Il-ġlied professjonali fis-Seklu 19 gawda minn reputazzjoni fqira barra minn