Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
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, die
Oliver Leonard Kirk hat die Unterscheidung des Seins der einzige Olympia-Boxer eine Goldmedaille in zwei Gewichtsklassen in den gleichen Olympischen Spielen. Oliver Kirk diese Leistung in seiner Heimatstadt Olympischen Spiele in 1904. St. Louis Gastgeber des dritten Olympiade während der 1904 Weltausstellung Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner ist wohl die beste Film Schilderer von Sherlock Holmes. Seine fünfte und letzte Auftritt als Holmes in Mord im Baskerville (1937). Der Film wurde in Großbritannien Veröffentlicht 1937 aber nicht in Amerika, bis Januar veröffentlicht 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Am Donnerstag,, Januar 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins verteidigte seine American Wrestling Championship gegen einen aufstrebenden Wrestler aus Iowa. After the first fall, Die Fans erkannten, dass es das härteste Spiel der Saison war. Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins hatte Gotch’s besiegt
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, November 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
Die spanische Cape Geheimnis (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. Zwei Cousins, Frederic Dannay und Manfred Lee, , die eine Reihe von Kriminalromanen unter dem Pseudonym der Titelfigur, schrieb. In diesem Film, Ellery Queen ist ein Urlaub nach Kalifornien mit seinem Freund Richter Macklin. Natürlich, 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) ist einer der fünf Sherlock Holmes Filme mit Arthur Wontner als Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott passte die Sherlock-Holmes-Roman Das Tal der Angst, aber hinzugefügt, um die Geschichte von Professor Moriarty und Col geben. Sebastian Moran Rollen in der Geschichte. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
On November 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
Im Januar 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Würger” 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.