Abe Attell and St. Louis Boxing

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Sa 2010, St. Louis ay ang 58 pinakamalaking lungsod sa Estados Unidos at ang ika-19 pinakamalaking metropolitan area. Paikot ang pagliko ng siglo, ito ay ang ikalimang o ika-anim na pinakamalaking lungsod sa Estados Unidos at ang pinakamalaking kanluran ng Mississippi River. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in

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Paul Pons Hometowned sa 1900

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Paul Pons ay isang Pranses Wrestling Greco-Roman Champion. Siya ay sapat na mahusay na magbigay sa George Hackenschmidt isang run para sa kanyang pera sa iba't ibang paligsahan. Gayunman, kapag siya ay dumating sa Chicago sa 1900, siya ay “bagsak” sa pamamagitan ng isang lokal na mambunuo. Ang kalagayan ng pagkawala iwan ng marami na ninanais. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Isa

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Strange Case of “Toddy” Dillon

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Noong Mayo 1925, the lifeless body of Dr. William Dillon was found on a walking path. The divorcee was a prominent St. Louis physician, who lived hard and was a known lady’s man. St. Louis Police initially suspected a rival of Dillon’s shot the physically and socially powerful Dillon rather than fight him. Gayunman, suspicion eventually settled on Dillon’s 19-year-old

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Counter-Espionage (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” film series. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) (affiliate link) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to

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Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

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Sa Abril 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Paggalaw “B” movies. Mr. Moto in Danger Island begins with Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Mr. Paggalaw, played by Peter Lorre, and several passengers are watching a wrestling match. Twister McGurk, played by Warren Hymer, is wrestling Sailor Sam, played by Ward Bond. Mr. Paggalaw

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