Sejarawan Olahraga Tempur dan Artis Bela Diri
Earl Caddock had a relatively short but storied professional wrestling career in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Making his professional debut in 1915 after winning three AAU National titles in amateur wrestling, Caddock only wrestled professionally until 1922. However, he would be recognized as world champion after defeating Joe Stecher in April 1917. Caddock would lose the title back
Pada hari Kamis, Januari 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, salah satu St. Louis’ pria terkaya, real estat tempat tinggal yang dimiliki dan aset lainnya senilai 2 juta dolar. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Dia
Pada tanggal 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Meskipun Georges Carpentier
Pada bulan Maret 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. Dalam film ini (affiliate link), longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero
Pada hari Selasa, Januari 19, 1909, Dr. Benjamin Roller, a Seattle physician and pro wrestler who was good enough to win the American Heavyweight Championship, inexplicably decided to try his hand at professional boxing. His opponent was friend and sparring partner, “Denver” Ed Martin, who would win the Colored World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Roller was a unique athlete
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Petani” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 pon. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg bergulat
Pada Januari 26, 1934, United Artists released Palooka (1934), a feature film based on the popular comic strip. Stuart Erwin plays Joe Palooka but Jimmy Durante steals the show as his manager Knobby Walsh. Joe Palooka is the son of former world boxing champion Pete Palooka. When Joe was a baby, his mother Mayme, played by Marjorie Rambeau, membawanya
Tom Allen lahir di Birmingham, Inggris tetapi melakukan beberapa pertarungannya yang paling terkenal di Amerika. Di 1867, Allen pindah ke St. Louis, kota terbesar di sebelah barat Mississippi. Allen tidak pernah pergi dan akan menggunakan St. Louis sebagai markasnya untuk berlatih memperebutkan hadiah. Allen sebagian besar bertarung dalam pertarungan hadiah bare knuckle karena tinju Amerika tidak akan melakukannya
Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Sering ditulis sebagai Edward tetapi diucapkan seperti menyatukan bantuan dan lingkungan, Eduard was as unique as his name. Saya kesulitan menulis banyak tentang dia karena cerita yang saya dengar tentang dia
Ketika datang ke mesin politik dan kejahatan terorganisir, Kansas City selalu outshone St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City juga rumah bagi beberapa geng penembakan high-profile. St. Louis’ pemimpin kejahatan terorganisir lalu ditangkap karena bermain kartu. We did have a Democratic party political machine around