Historiador dels esports de combat i artista marcial
My second great-grandfather August H. Elker was born in Hanover, Germany on May 22, 1848 in the year of revolutions in Europe. Whether related to the revolutions or not, August’s family travelled to America in 1854. After landing in New York City, the Elker family made its way to St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, que
Oliver Leonard Kirk té la distinció de ser l'únic boxejador olímpic a guanyar una medalla d'or en dues categories de pes diferents en els mateixos Jocs Olímpics. Oliver Kirk va aconseguir aquesta gesta a la seva ciutat natal en els Jocs Olímpics 1904. St. Louis va ser seu de la tercera Olimpíada durant el 1904 Fira Exposició del Món. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner és possiblement el millor retratista pel·lícula de Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). La pel·lícula es va estrenar al Regne Unit a 1937 però no va ser llançat a Estats Units fins al gener 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
On Thursday, Gener 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins va defensar el seu campionat de lluita americà contra un lluitador prometedor d'Iowa. After the first fall, els aficionats es van adonar que era el partit més dur del c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins havia derrotat a Gotch
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembre 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
El Misteri del cap espanyol (1935) és una adaptació d'una de les novel·les d'Ellery Queen. Dos cosins, Frederic Dannay i Manfred Lee, qui va escriure una sèrie de novel · les policíaques sota el pseudònim de el personatge del títol. En aquesta pel · lícula, Ellery Queen està prenent unes vacances a Califòrnia amb el seu amic el jutge Macklin. Per descomptat, no tenen gaire temps en el seu
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
El triomf de Sherlock Holmes (1935) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adapted the Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear but added to the story to give Professor Moriarty and Col. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. Una part important de la pel·lícula és el relat
Al novembre 16, 1877, St. Oficial de Policia Louis John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. L'home posteriorment identificat com Frank Rande entrar Mont de Pietat de Wright en al voltant 9:30 A.M. Wright va enviar a un dels seus ajudants per la policia. As Officer White and Heffernan
Al gener 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.