Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Sa December 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. Pagkatapos
Sa pangalawang nakaligtas na pelikula ng Sherlock Holmes (affiliate link) paglalagay ng star Arthur Wontner bilang Sherlock Holmes, dalawang mga kriminal na nakatakas bilangguan. Ang mga ito ay naglalayong i-eksaktong paghihiganti sa mga lalaki, sino double tumawid ng isa sa mga kriminal, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls sinabi sa dalawa sa mga wardens ng kanyang mga bilangguan kung saan ang isang malaking kapalaran Itinago. Ang wardens hanapin ang kayamanan, magkaroon ng 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,
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 “Magsasaka” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Gayunman, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Sa pamamagitan ng 1902, George
Chester Gould nilikha ang Dick Tracy comic strip sa 1931. Orihinal na nai-publish sa pamamagitan ng Detroit Metro, strip inilipat sa Chicago Tribune kung saan ito ginawa ang papel at Gould mayaman sa pamamagitan ng syndication. Ito ay lamang ng isang bagay ng oras bago Dick Tracy ginawa ang kanyang debut sa screen pilak. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials
Tulad ng naisulat ko sa ilang mga post, ang pinakamahusay na mabibigat na boksingero sa pagitan 1900 at 1919 ay ang mga African-American boxers na pinilit na labanan ang isa't isa para sa “May-kulay na Championship”. Kahit na matapos ang mahusay na Jack Johnson sa wakas ay sinira ang linya ng kulay at nanalo sa World Heavyweight Championship, ipagtatanggol lang niya ang titulo laban sa mga white contenders. Bilang isang resulta, ang pinakamahirap na humahamon
Kilala rin sa The sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Malalang Oras (1931) ay ang unang Sherlock Holmes pelikula paglalagay ng star Arthur Wontner sa papel pamagat. Film Ang silbi sa isang binata, sino ay Pandaraya sa tulay upang makuhang muli ang kanyang nawalang kayamanan. Propesor Moriarty ay gumagamit ng impormasyon sa pagtatangkang pangunguwalta sa pamamagitan ng pananakot ang binata Ronald Adair, portrayed sa pamamagitan ng Leslie Perrins.
Noong Nobyembre 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Aalis si Stickney sa St. Louis Country Club, nang lapitan siya ng dalawang African-American na lalaki. Sinabi ng lalaking mas maputi ang balat kay Mrs. Stickney upang ibalik ang kanyang mga hiyas o kunin niya ang mga ito mula sa kanya. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Inabot ni Stickney sa lalaki ang kanyang alahas, pinahahalagahan sa $17,000.00, at $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
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