Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
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En abril 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
En septiembre 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. Usted
En noviembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 years of age. 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
En septiembre 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. Por años, 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 y 126 libras, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. En julio 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
En agosto 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis se reunió el Wrestling campeón británico Tom Cannon, en Cincinnati, Ohio. Durante la era de lucha legítima, otros luchadores temían los poderosos Lewis debido a su dominio. Lewis empleó un estrangular la arteria carótida conocido como el rear naked choke en Judo. Al menos eso fue lo que pensé originalmente y la mayoría de los historiadores han citado. Moderno
El primo hermano de mi abuelo., Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, era uno de St. Louis’ pioneros del avión. Julius, quien era conocido en la familia como “Punks”, Se unió a la Guardia Nacional Aérea a mediados de la década de 1920.. Sería nombrado teniente. Julius voló aviones tanto para el cuerpo aéreo militar como para el civil.. La mayoría de los hombres de su unidad, que incluía a Carlos
Durante la última semana de diciembre 1902, William Rudolph, un minero recientemente regresó al condado de Franklin, y George Collins robó el Union Bank en Union, MO. Robaron toda la noche, cuando nadie estuvo presente por la voladura de la caja fuerte. 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 a 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
En febrero 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 originally thought it was a case of suicide or accidental overdose. Stewart lived with his son-in-law F.C. Bennett at 2634 Dickson Street. Sr.. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.