Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
In July 1854, the World Bareknuckle Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, challenged William “Bill Butcher” Poole to a no holds barred street fight. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, a part-time prizefighter himself. Morrissey made a
Arthur C. Clemmings syntyi torstaina, Huhtikuu 3, 1913 St. Ludvig, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Hän nimitettiin osittain koulutettujen metal worker. Olevaksi pesti, joka alkoi syyskuun 2, 1942, oli sodan ajaksi lisättynä kuudella kuukaudella.
Orange Rank is the next step on the path to obtaining a 1st Degree Black Rank in the Zimmerman Self-Defense System. You will continue to learn new techniques and start to figure out what you are naturally good at and what you need to work on more. Orange and Green Ranks sometimes trouble students because the novelty of training in
William T.”Willie” Egan took over “Egan n Rotat” on the death of his older brother Tom in 1919. Thomas “Käärme” Kinney and his childhood friend and brother-in-law Tom Egan formed St. Ludvig’ criminal organization in the late 1800s. Both Kinney and Tom Egan were saloon keepers and Democratic politicians. They employed “the Rats” for political slugging and other criminal activities. Thomas
Heinäkuun 26, 1854, paljain nyrkein mestari John Morrissey tapasi satunnaista paljain nyrkein taistelija William Poole mitään sääntöjä katutappelusta. Siitä seurasi olisi pahin viiden minuutin John Morrisseyn elämää. Lokakuun 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 liikemies, toi professori Yoshiaki Yamashita Yhdysvaltoihin vuonna 1902. Professori Yamashita tarkoitus auttaa levittämään Dr. Jigoro Kano suhteellisen uusi kamppailulaji Judo. Oheisiin Professori Yamashita oli hänen opiskelija Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda menisi opettaa Carlos Gracie Brasiliassa. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 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. The last major bare knuckle bout was fought by Sullivan against Jake Kilrain in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Hän oli
Torstai-iltana, Toukokuu 31, 1900, Albert Koenig, lakko myötäilijä, joilla on ollut mielisairaus, ampui järjestyspoliisi Dennis Crane. Partiopoliisi Crane ja useat muut virkamiehet vastasivat alueella silloin raportit Koenig uhkaava muiden kansalaisten. Koenig tuli Eas ja Sons Saloon lounaiskulmassa S. Broadway and Osage Streets. Koenig may have
The 1900 St. Louis Streetcar Strike was a shooting war between the working class and the upper class. It started as a job action by streetcar workers of the newly consolidated streetcar lines. Kuitenkin, it quickly divided the city with the working class supporting the strike while the upper and professional classes defied the strike. The result was a deadly
Kun olin nuori, Olen usein kuullut Mummo Ellis, Alvina M. Mosblech Ellis, puhua hänen kahden hävityn sisarta. Hän menetti vanhimman sisarensa Margaret ja hänen pikkusiskonsa Loretta ennen hänen 40-vuotispäiväänsä. Margaret B. Mosblech oli ensimmäinen neljätoista syntyneiden lasten Eduard ja Magdalena Mosblech. Great Aunt Margaret was born on June 10, 1908. As