Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
Fred Beell a luptat profesional din 1900 la 1919. După ce și-a dezvoltat o reputație legendară datorită unora dintre victoriile sale asupra lui Martin “Agricultor” Burns, Dan McLeod și Frank Gotch, Beell sa retras pe măsură ce se apropia 43 ani. Cariera sa de post lupte ar duce la moartea lui neașteptată la 57. Fred Beell a depășit șansele lungi pentru a deveni un luptător profesionist competent
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, luptătorul campion mondial și halterofil în 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch deținut titlul de cinci ani și a învins tuturor participanților. La vârsta relativ tânără de 35, Gotch decis să se retragă. Pentru ultimul său meci, el va lua pe un alt luptator european celebru și halterofil, George Lurich. George Lurich
Around 10 am on Thursday, Aprilie 10, 1919, five heavily armed men burst into the Baden Bank. The bandits confronted M.W. Muntzel, the cashier, and demanded access to the vault. They rounded up the four other employees as Muntzel led the group to the vault. The robbers wore colored bandanas to obscure their features. While two of the five men
Vineri, Mai 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 minute. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
On August 2, 1947, Max M. King Productions a lansat Killer Dill (1947), un film criminal pe care luptătorul profesionist Mike Mazurki îl joacă „Little Joe”, un scolo jucând ambele părți ale unei ceartă între bande. Stuart Erwin joacă rolul lui Johnny „Killer” Dill, un designer de lenjerie și vânzător, pe care oamenii îl confundă cu un gangster. După ce s-a implicat accidental într-un război între bande, lui
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. El a folosit
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) este una dintre cele cinci filme Sherlock Holmes încearcă Arthur Wontner ca Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adaptat romanul Sherlock Holmes Valea Groazei, dar a adăugat la povestea pentru a da profesorul Moriarty și Col. Roluri Sebastian Moran din poveste. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
On August 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. În 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. În 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, care a fost