Sports in St. Louis yet can be played in a very small area because there is no base-running. Invented on the streets and alleys of St. Louis in the early 1900s, the game has leagues around the country, thanks to servicemen who introduced the game to their buddies during World War II and the Korean War. St. Louis was home to four prominent twentieth-century boxers: Sonny Liston, Henry Armstrong, and brothers Leon and Michael Spinks. The Spinkses are the only brothers to have captured the heavyweight boxing title. Leon's son Cory Spinks has also held a world title. The Gateway Cross Cup is an
Alfred Spinks Alfred Spinks Alfred Spinks (25 February 1917 – 11 February 1982), was a British chemist and biologist who acted as president of the Chemical Society from 1979-1980. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1977 and appointed CBE in 1978 Spinks was born in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England, on 25 February 1917. His father, Alfred Robert Spinks, was the manager of a brewery, and his mother was named Ruth Harley. He won a scholarship to Soham Grammar School in 1932. He went on to study Chemistry at the Nottingham University College and achieved top marks in the 1938 University