Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportsutøver
Earl Caddock hadde en relativt kort, men historie profesjonell brytingskarriere på slutten av 1910-tallet og begynnelsen av 1920-tallet. Gjør sin profesjonelle debut i 1915 etter å ha vunnet tre AAU National-titler i amatørbryting, Caddock kjempet kun profesjonelt til 1922. However, han ville bli anerkjent som verdensmester etter å ha beseiret Joe Stecher i april 1917. Caddock ville miste tittelen tilbake
On Thursday, Januar 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, en av St. Louis’ rikeste menn, eid bolig fast eiendom og andre eiendeler verdsatt til 2 million dollars. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. He
Juli 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.” Selv om Georges Carpentier
På Mars 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. I denne filmen (affiliate link), longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero
On Tuesday, Januar 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 “Farmer” 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 pounds. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg kjempet seg inn
Januar 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, tar ham
Tom Allen ble født i Birmingham, England, men kjempet noen av sine mest kjente kamper i Amerika. I 1867, Allen flyttet til St. Louis, den største byen vest for Mississippi. Allen dro aldri og ville bruke St. Louis som hjemmebase for å trene for premiekamper. Allen kjempet for det meste i premiekamper med bare knoke, slik amerikansk boksing ikke ville vært det
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. Ofte skrevet som Edward, men uttalt som å sette sammen hjelpemiddel og menighet, Eduard was as unique as his name. Jeg slet med å skrive mye om ham fordi historiene jeg hørte om ham
Når det gjelder maskin politikk og organisert kriminalitet, Kansas City har alltid outshone St. Louis. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. Kansas City var også hjem til flere høyprofilerte gangland skytingen. St. Louis’ siste organisert kriminalitet leder ble arrestert for å spille kort. We did have a Democratic party political machine around