Alexander Baptiste Passes at 100

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Pada 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. Selama bertahun-tahun, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate

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“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power

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“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 dan 126 pound, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Pada Julai 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at

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Evan Lewis Strangles Tom Cannon

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On August 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. Sekurang-kurangnya itulah yang saya fikirkan pada asalnya dan kebanyakan ahli sejarah telah memetik. moden

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Julius W. Johannpeter, Perintis Udara

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Sepupu pertama datuk saya, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, adalah salah satu daripada St. Louis’ perintis kapal terbang. Julius, yang dikenali dalam keluarga sebagai “Punk”, menyertai Pengawal Kebangsaan Udara pada pertengahan 1920-an. Dia akan ditauliahkan sebagai Leftenan. Julius menerbangkan pesawat untuk kedua-dua kor udara tentera dan awam. Kebanyakan lelaki di unitnya, yang termasuk Charles

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