Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
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Sur Avril 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
Sam McVey allait gagner le Championnat du Monde de boxe poids lourd de couleur à une époque où les trois meilleurs combattants étaient noirs et congelés sur l'image du titre. Il a commencé 1903 si bien, il mettrait la pression sur le Champion du monde de boxe poids lourd James J. Jeffries de lui donner un match. Jeffries a refusé de rompre le “ligne de couleur” 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
Sur Novembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 ans. 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. Pendant des années,, 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 and 126 livres, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Sur Juillet 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Sur Août 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” 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. At least that was what I originally thought and most historians have quoted. Modern
Le cousin germain de mon grand-père, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, était l'un des St. Louis’ pionniers de l'aviation. Julius, qui était connu dans la famille sous le nom de “Punks”, rejoint l'Air National Guard au milieu des années 1920. Il serait nommé lieutenant. Julius a piloté des avions pour le corps aérien militaire et civil. La plupart des hommes de son unité, qui comprenait Charles
Au cours de la dernière semaine de Décembre 1902, William Rudolph, un mineur récemment retourné à Franklin County, et George Collins volé la Banque de l'Union dans l'Union, MO. Ils ont volé pendant la nuit, quand il n'y avait personne en faisant sauter le coffre-fort. 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 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. M.. Bennett categorically denied Mr. Stewart used drugs of any kind.