Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
Fred Beell se profesionalno borio iz 1900 to 1919. Nakon što je stekao legendarnu reputaciju zbog nekih svojih pobjeda nad Martinom “Seljak” Burns, Dan McLeod i Frank Gotch, Beell se povukao čim se približio 43 godina. Njegova karijera nakon hrvanja dovela bi do njegove neočekivane smrti u 57. Fred Beell prevladao je velike probleme kako bi postao kompetentan profesionalni hrvač
Broadcast companies were looking for content during the early days of television. Besides older movies and some broadcast company productions, sports were a source of programming for many television stations. The Dumont Television Network was one of the powerhouse networks in the beginning of the Golden Age of Television. One of their most popular programs was wrestling and the star
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, svjetski prvak hrvač i dizač utega u 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch održan naslov za pet godina, a poraženi sve comers. U relativno mladoj dobi 35, Gotch odlučio otići u mirovinu. Na svojoj posljednjoj utakmici, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
Around 10 ujutro u četvrtak, Travanj 10, 1919, pet do zuba naoružanih ljudi upalo je u Baden Bank. Banditi su se sukobili s M.W. Munzel, blagajnik, i zahtijevao pristup trezoru. Okupili su četvero drugih zaposlenika dok je Muntzel vodio grupu do trezora. Pljačkaši su nosili šarene marame kako bi prikrili svoje lice. Dok su dvojica od pet muškaraca
U petak, Svibanj 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 zapisnik. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
Kolovoza 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions izdao je Killer Dill (1947), kriminalistički film koji profesionalni hrvač Mike Mazurki glumi “Little Joe”, privrženik koji igra obje strane sukoba bandi. Stuart Erwin glumi Johnnyja "Ubojicu" Dill-a, dizajner donjeg rublja i prodavač, koga ljudi pogrešno smatraju gangsterom. Nakon što se slučajno upleo u rat bandi, njegov
Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Koristio je
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott prilagodili Sherlock Holmes roman dolini straha, ali je dodao da se u priči dati profesor Moriarty i Kol. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Kolovoza 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. U 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. U 1847, the
In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, koji je bio