Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
Prosince 15, 1903, about 2:00 o’clock in the morning, George Harding, the clerk of the Erie Hotel, was busy working in his office. Used to working alone, Harding had relaxed his vigil and didn’t notice three large, hard looking men enter the hotel at Fourth and Clark Streets. His attention was arrested, when the first man entered his office
When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. Po
Ve druhém dochovaném filmu Sherlocka Holmese (partnerský odkaz) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, dva zločinci utekli z vězení. Snaží se vykonat pomstu na mužích, kteří double přešel jeden z těch zločinců,, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls řekl, dva z dozorců z vězení, kde bylo velké štěstí skrytých. The wardens find the treasure, mít a
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
V pozdní 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Zemědělec” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Však, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Podle 1902, George
Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. Originally published through the Detroit Metro, the strip moved to the Chicago Tribune where it made the paper and Gould rich through syndication. It was only a matter of time before Dick Tracy made his debut on the silver screen. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials
Jak jsem psal v několika příspěvcích, nejlepší boxeři těžké váhy mezi nimi 1900 a 1919 byli afroameričtí boxeři nuceni bojovat mezi sebou za “Barevné mistrovství”. Dokonce i poté, co skvělý Jack Johnson konečně prolomil barevnou linii a vyhrál mistrovství světa v těžké váze, obhájil by titul pouze proti bílým uchazečům. V důsledku toho, nejtěžší vyzyvatelé
Také známý na spící kardinál, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal hodina (1931) je první Sherlock Holmes film v hlavní roli Arthura Wontner v titulní roli. Film o mladého muže, který byl podvádění na mostě získat své ztracené bohatství. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Dne 10, 1924, Paní. A.W. Stickney opouštěl St. Louis Country Club, když ji oslovili dva afroameričtí muži. Muž se světlejší pletí řekl Mrs. Stickney, aby obrátil její šperky, jinak by jí je vzal. Fearing for her safety, Paní. Stickney podal muži své šperky, oceněno na $17,000.00, a $85.00 in cash. Paní.
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a