Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
Dešimtojo dešimtmečio pabaigoje ir XX amžiaus 20-ųjų pradžioje Earl Caddock turėjo palyginti trumpą, bet sudėtingą profesionalaus imtynių karjerą.. Profesionaliai debiutavo 1915 iškovojęs tris AAU nacionalinius titulus mėgėjų imtynių varžybose, Caddock profesionaliai imtyniavosi tik iki 1922. Tačiau, balandžio mėnesį įveikęs Joe Stecherį, jis būtų pripažintas pasaulio čempionu 1917. Caddockas netektų titulo atgal
On Thursday, Sausis 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, one of St. Louis’ wealthiest men, owned residential real estate and other assets valued at 2 milijono dolerių. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Jis
Liepos 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.” Nors Georges Carpentier
On March 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. Šiame filme (Partnerių nuorodos), ilgametis bakalauras Lumas Edvardsas nori tapti didvyriu
Antradienį, Sausis 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 “Ūkininkas” 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 svarų. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
On January 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, paima jį
Tomas Allenas gimė Birmingeme, Anglijoje, tačiau kovojo kai kurias garsiausias savo kovas Amerikoje. Į 1867, Allenas persikėlė į Šv. Louis, didžiausias miestas į vakarus nuo Misisipės. Allenas niekada nepaliko ir naudotų šv. Luisas yra jo pagrindinė bazė, kur galima treniruotis dėl prizinių vietų. Allenas daugiausia kovojo prizinėse kovose, nes amerikiečių boksas nebūtų
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. Dažnai rašoma kaip Edvardas, bet tariamas kaip pagalbos ir palatos sujungimas, Eduard was as unique as his name. Aš sunkiai rašiau apie jį, nes apie jį girdėjau istorijas
Kai jis ateina į mašinų politikos ir organizuotu nusikalstamumu, Kansas City visada nustelbia St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City taip pat buvo namuose keletą aukšto lygio gangland šaudymus. St. Louis’ paskutinis organizuotas nusikalstamumas lyderis buvo suimtas už kortų. We did have a Democratic party political machine around