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Legacy posts about St. Louis history with a particular emphasis on building and police history.
Том Аллен народився в Бірмінгемі, England on April 23, 1840 але він став відомим як боєць у важкій вазі в Америці. Оселившись у св. Louis around 1867, Аллен виграв титул чемпіона Америки у важкій вазі 1873 і тримав титул до 1876. Він повернувся до Англії на рік, а потім повернувся до St. Луї назавжди в 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. Луїс, where his fighter primarily fought at St. Луїс’ West End Club. Reagan was a rising bantamweight at the time
У суботу, Квітень 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 років, pulled off
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 років, 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
Абе Attell був жорсткий боксер. Він виграв в напівлегкій чемпіонаті світу з боксу в два рази. Він і його брат Монте були перші брати, щоб бути боксу чемпіонами світу в той же час після Монте виграв чемпіонат світу в найлегшій. Abe Attell won his first title when he was based out of the West End Boxing Club in St. Луїс, Міссурі.
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. У 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. Луїс, Міссурі. Besides having his camp in St. Луїс, Attell defended his title several times at St. Луїс’ West End Athletic Club. At the time, Вулиця. 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 “Рубати” в Санкт-. Louis during the 1904 Всесвітня виставка. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Луїс, the match would not occur until 1908 в Чикаго,
Вулиця. Луїс, на початку 20-го століття, був видатний професійний бокс сцени. Abe Attell, хоча народився в Сан-Франциско, була заснована в Санкт. Луїс. On February 1, 1904, Attell захистив світ в напівлегкій чемпіонаті світу з боксу проти частого суперника Гаррі Forbes. Forbes також регулярно на St. Луїс бокс сцени. Forbes переміг Денні Доерті для