Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
Crescendo ho sentito un sacco di storie su mia bisnonna Caroline “Sottovento” Ellis da mia madre. Ha trascorso un sacco di tempo con la nonna che viveva in St. Louis. Nonno Ellis spostato Illinois un paio di volte nel corso del 1940 e 1950. La mamma sarebbe tornata a St. Louis spesso per vedere Grande nonna Ellis. Grandma and Grandpa
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, il wrestler campione del mondo e pesi in 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch tenuto il titolo per cinque anni e sconfitto tutti gli avversari. A relativamente giovane età di 35, Gotch ha deciso di ritirarsi. Per la sua ultima partita, che avrebbe preso su un altro famoso wrestler europeo e pesi, George Lurich. George Lurich
Novembre 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, La Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Tuttavia, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.
In giro 10 sono giovedì, Aprile 10, 1919, cinque uomini pesantemente armati irruppero nella Banca del Baden. I banditi affrontarono M.W. Munzel, il cassiere, e ha chiesto l'accesso al caveau. Hanno radunato gli altri quattro dipendenti mentre Muntzel guidava il gruppo al caveau. I ladri indossavano bandane colorate per nascondere i loro lineamenti. Mentre due dei cinque uomini
Il Venerdì, Maggio 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 per l'Occidente”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 verbale. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
Universal Pictures released the thirteenth of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 cinema. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs hires Holmes to protect the
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. Ha usato
In maggio 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould
Agosto 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. In 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. In 1847, il
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, che era