Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
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Im April 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
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
On September 15, 1887, a muscular man stood in the First District Police Court listening to Judge Cady. As he looked out between eyes almost swollen shut and a busted lip, he waited to see if justice would be done. It was as Judge Cady told the beaten man, “$10 fine for disturbing the peace. $100 for resisting arrest. You
On November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 Jahren. Mace was world champion from 1860 to 1862 and again from 1866 to 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 to 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
On September 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. Jahrelang, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 und 126 Pfund, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Im Juli 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
August 26, 1886, Evan “Würger” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. Zumindest dachte ich das ursprünglich und die meisten Historiker haben es zitiert. Modern
Mein Großvater Cousin ersten Grades, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, war einer von St. Louis’ Flugzeug-Pioniere. Julius, die in der Familie bekannt als “Punks”, die Air National Guard kam in der Mitte der 1920er Jahre. Er würde als Leutnant in Auftrag gegeben werden,. Julius flog Flugzeuge sowohl für den militärischen und zivilen Luftkorps. Die meisten der Männer in seiner Einheit, die enthalten Charles
In der letzten Dezemberwoche 1902, William Rudolph, ein kürzlich zurückBergMann Franklin County, Collins und George beraubt die Union Bank in Union, MO. Sie raubten es über Nacht, wenn niemand durch Sprengung der sicheren vorhanden war. Rudolph returned to his parents’ cabin in Stanton, MO. He and his accomplice hid out until the Franklin County Sheriff
While a few actors played Charlie Chan before Warner Oland and a few portrayed Inspector Chan after Roland Winters, the main body of Earl Derr Biggers’ Charlie Chan film adaptations occurred between 1931 to 1949. Warner Oland began playing Charlie Chan in The Black Camel (1931). After his death, Sidney Toler started playing the role of Charlie Chan in the
On February 10, 1897, 60-year-old William H. Stewart, a civil engineer, died in St. Louis City Hospital. Stewart passed away from a morphine overdose. St. Louis Police ursprünglich dachte, es war ein Fall von Selbstmord oder versehentliche Überdosierung,,en,Stewart lebte mit seinem Sohn-in-law F.C,,en,Bennett bei,,en,Bennett kategorisch verweigert Herr,,en,Stewart verwendet Drogen jeglicher Art,,en. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. Herr. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.