Historiador de deportes de combate y 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, Misuri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, que
Oliver Leonard Kirk tiene la distinción de ser el único boxeador olímpico en ganar una medalla de oro en dos categorías de peso diferentes en los mismos Juegos Olímpicos. Oliver Kirk logró esta hazaña en su ciudad natal en los Juegos Olímpicos 1904. St. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner es posiblemente el mejor retratista película de Sherlock Holmes. Su quinta y última salida como Holmes en Asesinato en los Baskerville (1937). La película se estrenó en el Reino Unido en 1937 pero no fue lanzado en Estados Unidos hasta enero 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
El jueves, Enero 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defendió su Campeonato Americano de Lucha Libre contra un luchador prometedor de Iowa. Después de la primera caída, los aficionados se dieron cuenta de que era el partido más duro 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 había derrotado a Gotch.
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Noviembre 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 Misterio del cabo español (1935) es una adaptación de una de las novelas de Ellery Queen. Dos primos, Frederic Dannay y Manfred Lee, quien escribió una serie de novelas policíacas bajo el seudónimo de el personaje del título. En esta película, Ellery Queen está tomando unas vacaciones a California con su amigo el juez Macklin. Of course, 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) es una de las cinco películas de Sherlock Holmes protagonizada por Arthur Wontner como Sherlock Holmes. Directora Leslie S. Hiscott adaptó la novela de Sherlock Holmes El valle del terror, pero añade a la historia para darle el profesor Moriarty y Col. Papeles Sebastian Moran en la historia. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
En noviembre 16, 1877, St. Oficial de Policía 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. El hombre posteriormente identificado como Frank Rande entró Monte de Piedad de Wright en alrededor 9:30 a.m. Wright envió a uno de sus ayudantes para la policía. As Officer White and Heffernan
En enero 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.