Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
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, který
Oliver Leonard Kirk má vyznamenání za bytí jediný olympijský boxer vyhrát zlatou medaili ve dvou různých váhových třídách ve stejných olympijských hrách. Oliver Kirk vykonal tento čin v jeho rodném městě olympijských her v 1904. St. Louis hostil třetí olympiádu v průběhu 1904 Světová výstava Expozice. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner je pravděpodobně nejlepší film portrayer Sherlocka Holmese. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). Film byl propuštěn ve Spojeném království v roce 1937 ale nebyla vydána v Americe až do ledna 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Ve čtvrtek, Leden 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins obhájil svůj americký zápasový šampionát proti nadějnému zápasníkovi z Iowy. Po prvním pádu, fanoušci si uvědomili, že to byl nejtěžší zápas c Frank Alvin Gotch, Humboldt, Iowa farmářský chlapec, který by porazit Georg Hackenschmidt pro World Heavyweight šampionát v 1908, byl Jenkins’ vyzývatel. Jenkins porazil Gotche
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Listopad 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
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. V tomto filmu, Ellery královna bere dovolenou do Kalifornie se svým přítelem Judge Macklin. Samozřejmě, they are not long into their
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
The Triumph of 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. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Dne 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer 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. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan
V lednu 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” 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.