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Legacy posts about St. Louis history with a particular emphasis on building and police history.
Tom Allen was born in Birmingham, England on April 23, 1840 but he became famous as a heavyweight bare knuckle prizefighter in America. Settling in St. Louis around 1867, Allen won the American Heavyweight Championship in 1873 and held the title until 1876. He returned to England for a year before returning to St. Louis for good in 1878. Back
In March 1893, newspapers across the country carried the story of a proposed match between current world light heavyweight boxing champion Jack McAuliffe and Saint Louis boxing instructor Mike Mooney. Although the match would seem odd because Mooney was such a lightly regarded challenger, the lure of $2500 a side is probably what brought the champion to the table. Adjusted
Johnny Reagan was an important fighter in the St. Louis boxing scene during the first decade of the 20th Century. Originally from Brooklyn, Reagan moved to St. Louis to train under Jack McKenna. McKenna based his operation out of St. लुइस, where his fighter primarily fought at St. लुइस’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
शनिवार को, अप्रैल 9, 2022, the Franklin County Missouri Historical Society invited me to give a PowerPoint presentation on the Union Missouri Bank Robbery of 1902. The book covers the robbery, the investigation, two nationwide hunts for the fugitive and a daring break from the St. Louis City Jail. Two daring robbers, not yet 23 उम्र का साल, pulled off
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 साल, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
अबे Attell एक कठिन बॉक्सर था. उन्होंने कहा कि दो बार विश्व Featherweight मुक्केबाजी चैम्पियनशिप जीती. वह और उसके भाई मोंटे मोंटे विश्व बेंटमवेट चैम्पियनशिप जीतने के बाद एक ही समय में विश्व मुक्केबाजी चैंपियन होने के लिए पहले भाई थे. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. लुइस, एमओ.
Monte Attell was the younger brother of World Featherweight Boxing Champion Abe Attell. Monte would always be stuck in the shadow of his older brother but was a talented fighter in his own right. Monte would win the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship during his career and establish himself as a world class fighter. में 1904, he was a 19-year-old up-and-coming
During his first run as World Featherweight Boxing Champion, Abe Attell was based out of St. लुइस, मिसौरी. Besides having his camp in St. लुइस, Attell defended his title several times at St. लुइस’ West End Athletic Club. समय, सेंट. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Born Abraham Washington Attell
Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “किराये का” सेंट में. Louis during the 1904 दुनिया के मेले. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. लुइस, the match would not occur until 1908 in Chicago,
सेंट. लुइस, 20 वीं सदी की शुरुआत में, एक प्रमुख पेशेवर मुक्केबाजी दृश्य था. अबे एटेल, हालांकि सैन फ्रांसिस्को में पैदा, सेंट में आधारित था. लुइस. फरवरी को 1, 1904, Attell लगातार प्रतिद्वंद्वी हैरी फोर्ब्स के खिलाफ अपने विश्व Featherweight मुक्केबाजी चैम्पियनशिप का बचाव किया. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the