Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
V 2010, St. Louis bol 58. najväčšie mesto v Spojených štátoch a 19. najväčšia metropolitná oblasť. Okolo prelomu storočia, to bol piaty alebo šiesty najväčšie mesto v Spojených štátoch a najväčší západne od rieky Mississippi. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, 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
On Tuesday, November 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan fought Al Greenfield at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sullivan needed to overcome more than just his opponent in this bout. The men originally agreed to fight on Monday, November 17, 1884, but New York City authorities threatened the men with arrest. The wrangling with
For the Sunday, Jún 24, 1900 vydanie St. Louis republika, 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
Marca 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. Posledná jeseň by sa rozhodla cez to, čo The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 rokov. 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
V 10. rokoch 20. storočia, Americký profesionálny wrestling sa natrvalo presunul z legitímnych wrestlingových súťaží k vopred pripraveným exhibíciám. Záujem fanúšikov, kontrola promotéra a menšie opotrebovanie zápasníkov, to všetko zohralo úlohu v tomto prechode. Ďalší menej hovoril o tlaku bol mimo samotného športu. Pred 20. storočím, profesionálny box bol v Spojených štátoch nezákonný. Holý kĺb
On Thursday, Február 26, 1903, Jack Johnson obhájil svoje majstrovstvá sveta v farebnom boxe v ťažkej váhe proti neporazenému Samovi McVeymu. McVey priniesol a 6-0 rekord so šiestimi knockoutmi v majstrovskom zápase. Keďže propagátori boxu odmietli nechať čiernych bojovníkov súťažiť o majstrovstvá sveta v boxe v ťažkej váhe, najlepší boxeri na prelome storočí bojovali o 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. Však, 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. Však, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionálne boje v 19. storočí sa mimo neho tešili zlej povesti