Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b7uzv9/Episode_30abul2.mp3Podcast: Παίξτε σε νέο παράθυρο | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the Dick Shikat double-cross
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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April
Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
On September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. Το St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South
A common myth in martial arts is that a master studies for 40 χρόνια, develops an almost superhuman understanding of self-defense, creates the perfect system and turns out generations of unbeatable fighters. Prior to the popularity of mixed martial arts, many of the magazines such as Black Belt were full of stories about which martial art was the best. If you polled
Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). Η ταινία (affiliate link) was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering
Ιούλιος “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Κάρολος, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncle Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee had the challenge of raising her two-year-old son Gilbert as a single
Reginald Owen stars as Sherlock Holmes in one of the early American talking motion picture adaptations of Sherlock Holmes. Σπουδή στο κόκκινο (1933) (affiliate link) sees Holmes trying to solve murders among a group of confederates. Arthur Wontner starred in several successful English adaptations of the series, which probably inspired Hollywood to follow suit. Δυστυχώς, Reginald Owen did not
Τον Δεκέμβριο 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. Οι άνδρες πήραν $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 π.μ. and surprised Harding,
Sam Χιλ, ένας επιχειρηματίας Σιάτλ, έφερε Καθηγητής Yoshiaki Yamashita στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες σε 1902. Καθηγητής Yamashita προορίζεται να βοηθήσει την εξάπλωση Dr. Σχετικά νέα πολεμική τέχνη Jigoro Kano του Τζούντο. Συνοδευτικά καθηγητής Yamashita ήταν μαθητής του Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda θα πήγαινε για να διδάξουν Carlos Gracie στη Βραζιλία. Οι Gracies τροποποιημένες τις τεχνικές στην τέχνη του Brazilian Jiu-Ζίτσου. Over
During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, St. Louis had the distinction of being the largest city west of the Mississippi River. Pickpockets and thieves rode the rails to ply their illicit trade in the bustling metropolis. On September 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.
Eight St. Louis Police Officers were killed in the line of duty during 1920. I was shocked to find a newspaper article about a Ninth officer being killed. Το St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is good about recording all their line of duty deaths. When I found his Missouri Death Certificate, it cleared up the mystery. I came across the article in