Borrokako Kirolen Historialaria eta Martzial Artista
Apirilaren 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Urriaren On 20, 1916, Ad Santel, "Hooker" edo bidalketa borrokalari trebea, met Taro
Nor da Estatu Batuetan borrokatzeko legezko borrokalari profesional handiena? Nola egin
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. Rachmann’s plan for establishing Aberg was going as planned after the tournament kicked off
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. Etan 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. Hasieran, 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 Polizia Saila. When the bank association turned over the
Apirilaren 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 minutu. 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 “Osaba 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. Aitona Ellis’ father
Urtarrilaren On 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. Hala ere, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. Martxoan 1897, St du. 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. Bere arkitektura berezia ipar-ekialdeko hormaren bigarren solairuan dorre-balkoi bat barne hartzen du. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Gaur egun, 4200 Cook da
Nire aitona 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 eta bere hirugarren emaztea Dolly. Aitona jaio zen maiatzean 28, 1913. Harry pixka bat misterioa da inguruan hil baitzen
When I first started training in martial arts in 1995, the stories tied to the founding of most martial arts were pretty fantastic with superhuman feats of physical prowess and fighting ability attributed to their founders. Whether Kung Fu, Karate or Judo, the founder took the skills learned in previous martial arts, modified it and defeated everyone. These claims are
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, edo 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,