Ahli Sejarah Sukan Pertempuran dan Seniman Mempertahankan Diri
Posts about combat sports history from 1870 kepada 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
Walaupun terkenal kerana melawan John L. Sullivan dalam pertarungan hadiah kejohanan dunia terakhir bertanding di bawah peraturan buku jari kosong, Jake Kilrain juga mengambil bahagian dalam banyak pertarungan bersarung tangan. Pertarungan hadiah telah beralih daripada peraturan buku jari kosong kepada pertarungan bersarung di bawah Peraturan Marquess of Queensberry (tinju amatur dan profesional awal) pada akhir abad ke-19. Seperti Sullivan, Kilrain akan bertarung dalam major
Pada bulan Januari 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.
Pada Isnin, Disember 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis memenangi yang pertama daripada enam Kejohanan Gusti Kelas Berat Dunia daripada Joe Stecher. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. Setahun sebelum perlawanan ini, Stecher dan Lewis bertemu dalam perlawanan yang berlangsung selama tiga jam. Lewis membuat kesilapan mental
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
Pada akhir 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 “Petani” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Walau bagaimanapun, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Oleh 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,
Seperti yang saya tulis dalam beberapa post, peninju kelas berat terbaik antara 1900 dan 1919 adalah petinju Afrika-Amerika yang dipaksa untuk melawan satu sama lain untuk “Kejohanan Berwarna”. Walaupun selepas Jack Johnson yang hebat akhirnya memecahkan garis warna dan memenangi Kejohanan Heavyweight Dunia, dia hanya akan mempertahankan gelaran menentang pencabar kulit putih. Akibatnya, pencabar paling sukar
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
Pada November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 tahun. Mace was world champion from 1860 kepada 1862 and again from 1866 kepada 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 kepada 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest