Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
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
Sebbene sia famoso per aver combattuto contro John L. Sullivan nell'ultimo incontro a premi del campionato mondiale disputato a mani nude, Anche Jake Kilrain ha preso parte a molti incontri con i guanti. Il combattimento a premi stava passando dalle regole a mani nude agli incontri con i guanti secondo le regole del Marchese di Queensberry (prima boxe amatoriale e professionistica) alla fine del XIX secolo. Come Sullivan, Kilrain avrebbe combattuto in maggiore
Nel mese di gennaio 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.
Lunedi ', Dicembre 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis ha vinto il primo dei sei campionati mondiali di wrestling dei pesi massimi battendo Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Un anno prima di questa partita, Stecher e Lewis si sono incontrati in una partita durata più di tre ore. Lewis ha commesso un errore mentale
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. Dopo
In late 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 “Agricoltore” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Tuttavia, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Da 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,
Come ho scritto in diversi post, i migliori pugili dei pesi massimi in mezzo 1900 e 1919 erano i pugili afroamericani costretti a combattere tra loro per il “Campionato colorato”. Anche dopo che il grande Jack Johnson ha finalmente rotto la linea del colore e ha vinto il campionato mondiale dei pesi massimi, difenderebbe il titolo solo contro i contendenti bianchi. Di conseguenza, gli sfidanti più difficili
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
Novembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 anni. 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