Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
Im April 13, 1936, Ed „Strangler“ Lewis rang seinen letzten legitimen Wettbewerb mit Lee Wykoff
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Am Oktober 20, 1916, Ad Santel, ein bekannter „Nutte“ oder erfahrener Submission-Wrestler, traf Taro
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Samuel Rachmann promoted the International Wrestling Tournament in New York during 1915. Rachmann invited wrestlers from around the world to the tournament but his real intention was to establish European Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Alex Aberg as the successor to the retired Frank Gotch as World Champion. Rachmanns Plan zur Gründung von Aberg verlief nach Turnierbeginn wie geplant
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Bei 35 years of age and nearly 300
On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Anfänglich, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Louis Police Department. When the bank association turned over the
Im April 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 Minuten. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Onkel Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father
Am January 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Jedoch, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, die St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Zu seiner einzigartigen Architektur gehört ein Turmbalkon im zweiten Stock der Nordostwand. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Heute, 4200 Koch ist
Mein Großvater Frank O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Zimmerman und seine dritte Frau Dolly. Großvater geboren werden sollte Mai 28, 1913. Harry ist ein bisschen rätselhaft, da er um die herum starb
Als ich mit dem Kampfsporttraining begann 1995, Die Geschichten, die mit der Gründung der meisten Kampfkünste verbunden waren, waren ziemlich fantastisch, wobei ihren Gründern übermenschliche Leistungen in Bezug auf körperliche Stärke und Kampffähigkeiten zugeschrieben wurden. Ob Kung Fu, Karate oder Judo, Der Gründer übernahm die in früheren Kampfkünsten erlernten Fähigkeiten, modifizierte es und besiegte alle. Diese Behauptungen sind
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, oder 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. While St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,