Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
William T.”Willie” Egan võttis üle “Egan on Rats” surma puhul tema vanem vend Tom 1919. Thomas “Madu” Kinney ja tema lapsepõlve sõber ja vend-in-law Tom Egan moodustatud St. Louis’ kuritegeliku ühenduse poolt 1800ndate lõpus. Mõlemad Kinney ja Tom Egan olid salongi pidajad ja Demokraatliku poliitikud. Nad töötavad “Rotid” for political slugging and other criminal activities. Thomas
Juulil 26, 1854, the bare knuckle champion John Morrissey met occasional bare knuckle fighter William Poole in a no rules street brawl. What followed would be the worst five minutes of John Morrissey’s life. Oktoobril 23, 1853, the 22-year-old Morrissey beat Yankee Sullivan for the world bare knuckle championship in a disputed decision. Sullivan actually knocked Morrissey out
Sam Hill, Seattle ärimees, tõi professor Yoshiaki Yamashita et USA 1902. Professor Yamashita eesmärk on aidata levitada Dr. Jigoro Kano suhteliselt uus võitluskunstide kunsti Judo. Kaasnevad Professor Yamashita oli tema õpilane Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda läheks õpetada Carlos Gracie Brasiilia. Gracie'ga muundatud tehnikaid kunsti Brasiilia Jiu-Jutsu. Over
I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare-knuckle bouts. John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain fought the last major bare-knuckle bout in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. He was in terrible
Neljapäeva õhtul, Mai 31, 1900, Albert Koenig, streik poolehoidja koos esinenud psüühikahäireid, tappis patrull Dennis Crane. Patrull Crane ja mitmed teised ametiisikud vastanud valdkonna tõttu aruanded Koenig ähvardav teiste kodanikega. Koenig kantud Eas and Sons Saloon edelanurgas S. Broadway and Osage Streets. Koenig may have
The 1900 St. Louis Tramm Strike oli pildistamise vahel sõda töölisklassi ja kõrgklassi. Ta alustas tööd tegevuse tramm töötajate äsja konsolideeritud tramm read. Siiski, kiiresti jagatud linna töölisklassi toetamine streik ning ülemine ja elukutsete trotsinud streik. The result was a deadly
Kui olin kasvab, Olen tihti kuulnud vanaema Ellis, Alvina M. Mosblech Ellis, rääkida oma kaks kadunud õde. Ta kaotas oma vanim õde Margaret ja tema väike õde Loretta enne oma 40. sünnipäeva. Margaret B. Mosblech was the first of fourteen children born to Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech. Great Aunt Margaret was born on June 10, 1908. As
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released After The Thin Man (1936), the sequel to the popular Thin Man (1934), on Christmas Day 1936. The film is one of 14 films William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. Powell and Loy play Dashiell Hammet’s characters Nick and Nora Charles respectively. Nick Charles formerly worked as a private detective before marrying the wealthy heiress Nora.
Jack Johnson has always been a tough subject for me. I admire his courage and strength in confronting hatred and bigotry in a time when doing so put his life in danger. He refused to conform and accept a position of inferiority to white Americans. Veel, like many human beings he was a flawed man. He beat his first wife
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Märtsil 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to