Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
Dicembre 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. Dopo
Nel secondo film sopravvissuto di Sherlock Holmes (link di affiliazione) starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes, due criminali sono fuggiti carcere. Stanno cercando di vendicarsi sugli uomini, che doppio attraversato uno dei criminali, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls ha detto due degli operai della sua prigione dove una grande fortuna è stata nascosta. The wardens find the treasure, avere un
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,
In late 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 “Agricoltore” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Tuttavia, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Da 1902, George
Chester Gould ha creato il fumetto di Dick Tracy in 1931. Originariamente pubblicato attraverso il Detroit Metro, la striscia spostato al Chicago Tribune in cui ha fatto la carta e Gould ricco attraverso syndication. Era solo una questione di tempo prima che Dick Tracy ha fatto il suo debutto sul grande schermo. Ralph Byrd giocato Dick Tracy in quattro 15 chapter serials
Come ho scritto in diversi post, i migliori pugili dei pesi massimi in mezzo 1900 e 1919 erano i pugili afroamericani costretti a combattere tra loro per il “Campionato colorato”. Anche dopo che il grande Jack Johnson ha finalmente rotto la linea del colore e ha vinto il campionato mondiale dei pesi massimi, difenderebbe il titolo solo contro i contendenti bianchi. Di conseguenza, gli sfidanti più difficili
Also known at The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) is the first Sherlock Holmes film starring Arthur Wontner in the title role. The film concerns a young man, who has been cheating at bridge to regain his lost wealth. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Novembre 10, 1924, Sig.ra. A.W. Stickney stava lasciando il St. Louis Country Club, quando è stata avvicinata da due uomini afroamericani. L'uomo dalla pelle più chiara disse alla Sig. Stickney di consegnarle i gioielli altrimenti glieli avrebbe portati via. Temendo per la sua incolumità, Sig.ra. Stickney ha consegnato all'uomo i suoi gioielli, valutato a $17,000.00, e $85.00 in cash. Sig.ra.
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