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Posts about combat sports history from 1870 для 1930.
У снежні 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. Вуліца. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Луіс. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
У той час як вядомыя для барацьбы з Джонам L. Sullivan ў апошнім чэмпіянаце свету па prizefight даказаным пад босымі правілаў кулака, Джэйк Килрейн таксама прымаў удзел у многіх пальчатцы прыступаў. Prizefighting быў пераход ад голых правілаў кулака ў пальчатцы прыступаў пад маркіз Квинсберри правілаў (рана аматарскі і прафесійны бокс) ў канцы 19-га стагоддзя. як Sullivan, Kilrain будзе змагацца ў мажоры
У студзені 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Душыцель” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.
У панядзелак, Сьнежня 13, 1920, І “Душыцель” Льюіс выйграў першы з шасці чэмпіянатаў свету па барацьбе ў цяжкай вазе ў Джо Стэчэра. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. За год да гэтага матчу, Стэхер і Льюіс сустрэліся ў матчы, які доўжыўся больш за тры гадзіны. Льюіс дапусціў разумовую памылку
When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. Пасля
У канцы 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Фермер” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Аднак, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Луіс, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Па 1902, George
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
Як я пісаў у некалькіх паведамленнях, лепшыя баксёры ў цяжкай вазе паміж 1900 і 1919 былі афра-амерыканскія баксёры вымушаны змагацца адзін з адным за “Каляровы чэмпіянат”. Нават пасля таго, як вялікі Джэк Джонсан нарэшце парушыў каляровую мяжу і выйграў тытул чэмпіёна свету ў цяжкай вазе, ён будзе абараняць тытул толькі супраць белых прэтэндэнтаў. У выніку, самыя жорсткія прэтэндэнты
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
Лістапада 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 гадоў. Mace was world champion from 1860 для 1862 and again from 1866 для 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 для 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest