Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 a 1930.
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
Si bien era famoso por luchar contra John L.. Sullivan en la última pelea por el campeonato mundial disputada bajo las reglas del nudillo desnudo, Jake Kilrain también participó en muchos combates con guantes.. Las peleas de premios estaban pasando de las reglas de nudillos desnudos a peleas con guantes bajo las Reglas del Marqués de Queensberry. (primeros boxeo amateur y profesional) a finales del siglo XIX. como sullivan, Kilrain pelearía en mayor
En enero 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” 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.
El lunes, Diciembre 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis ganó el primero de los seis campeonatos mundiales de lucha libre de manos de Joe Stecher.. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Un año antes de este partido, Stecher y Lewis se enfrentaron en un partido que duró más de tres horas.. Lewis cometió un error mental al
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. After
A finales 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 “Agricultor” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Sin embargo, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Por 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,
Como he escrito en varios posts, los mejores boxeadores de peso pesado entre 1900 y 1919 ¿Fueron los boxeadores afroamericanos obligados a luchar entre sí por el “Campeonato de colores”. Incluso después de que el gran Jack Johnson finalmente rompió la línea de color y ganó el Campeonato Mundial de Peso Pesado., solo defendería el título contra contendientes blancos. Como resultado, los retadores más duros
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
En noviembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 years of age. Mace was world champion from 1860 a 1862 and again from 1866 a 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 a 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest