Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
A few weeks ago, my second foray into the martial arts came full circle. My daughter started studying Taekwondo again after more than five years away from the sport. It is actually Caity, who brought me back to martial arts in the summer of 2000. After my natural father passed away in July 1999, Käisin aasta pikkusel treeningul
At the beginning of 1911, the wrestling public considered three men to be the greatest challenge to reigning World Champion Frank Gotch. Former champion George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko and “The Terrible Turk” Yussif Mahmout wanted the chance to beat Gotch. Gotch, who was nobody’s fool, decided to take some of the starch out of his challengers by matching them up
Frankie Darro ja Mantan Moreland olid paaris koos esmakordselt selles International Üürnikud, Ltd (Monogramm Pildid) film, Iiri Luck (1939). Filmis (affiliate link), Frankie Darro mängib “Buzzy” O'Brien, Hotell jooksupoiss, samas Mantan Moreland on Jefferson, Hotellis porter. “Buzzy poolt” father was a police officer killed in the line of duty. “Buzzy” tahab olla
On February 7, 1882, John L. Sullivan fought Paddy Ryan for a title, which was certainly the American Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship but probably not the World Title it was billed as. Sisse 1880, Paddy Ryan won the title in his first and only prize fight before facing the ferocious power puncher Sullivan. The men met in Mississippi City, Mississippi ümberringi
An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, mistõttu mõlemad promootorid
Pärast Jack Johnson sai meister, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, pensionil endine raskekaalu tšempion, lõpetada tema pensionile ja võidelda Johnson. Jeffries peeti esimene ja kõige usaldusväärsema kohta “White Hope” kandidaati. Tema peamiseks, Jeffries ilmselt ei peksid Johnson. Juures 35 aastased ja peaaegu 300
On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Esialgu, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Louis politseijaoskond. When the bank association turned over the
Aprillil 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 protokoll. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Onu Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father
On jaanuar 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Siiski, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. Märtsis 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an