Historyk sportów walki i artysta sztuk walki
W 2010, St. Louis był 58th największym miastem w Stanach Zjednoczonych oraz 19-wielkości obszar metropolitalny. Na przełomie XIX i XX wieku, było piątym lub szóstym co do wielkości miasto w Stanach Zjednoczonych, a największym na zachód od rzeki Missisipi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
W czwartek, Wrzesień 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
We wtorek, Listopad 18, 1884, Mistrz świata wagi ciężkiej w walce na gołe pięści John L. Sullivan walczył z Alem Greenfieldem w Madison Square Garden w Nowym Jorku. Sullivan musiał w tej walce pokonać nie tylko swojego przeciwnika. Pierwotnie mężczyźni zgodzili się na walkę w poniedziałek, Listopad 17, 1884, ale władze Nowego Jorku zagroziły mężczyznom aresztowaniem. Kłótnia z
For the Sunday, Czerwiec 24, 1900 edycja Street. Louis Republika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. Później 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
Marzec 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 lat. 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
W czwartek, Luty 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, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Jednak, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Jeden
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. Jednak, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Walki zawodowe w XIX wieku cieszyły się złą sławą poza granicami kraju