Stridssportshistoriker och kampsportare
I 2010, St. Ludvig var den 58: e största staden i USA och den 19: e största storstadsområdet. Runt sekelskiftet, Det var den femte eller sjätte största staden i USA och den största väster om Mississippifloden. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
På torsdag, 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
På tisdag, November 18, 1884, World Heavyweight Bare-Knuckle Prizefighting Champion John L. Sullivan slogs mot Al Greenfield vid Madison Square Garden i New York City. Sullivan behövde övervinna mer än bara sin motståndare i den här matchen. Männen gick ursprungligen med på att slåss på måndagen, November 17, 1884, men myndigheterna i New York hotade männen med arrestering. Bråket med
For the Sunday, Juni 24, 1900 upplagan av St. Louis republiken, 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
På mars 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. Den sista hösten skulle avgöras via vad The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 år. Tilldelad till ett beat nära Natural Bridge och 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 gick på Vandeventer strax söder om
I 1910-talet, Amerikansk wrestling flyttas permanent från legitima brottning tävlingar till förinställd utställningar. fan intresse, promotorkontroll och mindre slitage på brottarna alla spelat en roll i denna övergång. En annan mindre omtalade trycket var utanför sporten i sig. Före 20-talet, proffsboxning var olagligt i USA. bara knoge
På torsdag, Februari 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 var en fransk grekisk-romersk brottning mästare. Han var tillräckligt bra för att ge Georg Hackenschmidt en körning för sina pengar i flera turneringar. Emellertid, när han kom till Chicago i 1900, han var “besegrade” av en lokal brottare. Omständigheterna kring förlusten lämnar mycket att önska. Paul Pons reste till USA i 1900. One
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. Emellertid, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professionella strider på 1800-talet hade ett dåligt rykte utanför