Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, maailmameister maadleja ja tõstja sisse 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch leidis pealkiri viieks aastaks ja lüüa kõik soovijad. At suhteliselt noor vanus 35, Gotch otsustas pensionile. Tema viimasest mängust, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich
On November 13, 1930, Roland V. West released The Bat Whispers (1930), the talkie version of his silent classic, Bat (1926). The film follows faithfully the script of the original. Siiski, West is able to experiment with film techniques like tracking shots, still a novelty in early sound cinema. Editing still dominated as the continuity and story moving technique.
Ümber 10 olen neljapäeval, Aprill 10, 1919, viis raskelt relvastatud meest tungisid Badeni panka. Bandiidid astusid M.W. Munzel, kassapidaja, ja nõudis juurdepääsu varahoidlasse. Nad kogusid neli ülejäänud töötajat kokku, kui Muntzel juhtis rühma varahoidlasse. Röövlid kandsid oma näojoonte varjamiseks värvilisi bandaane. Kuigi kaks viiest mehest
Reedel, Mai 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Gateway to West”, St. Louis, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 protokoll. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler
Universal Pictures released the thirteenth of fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes on February 1, 1946. Twentieth Century-Fox produced the first two films. Universal produced the final 12 filmid. Terror By Night (1946) finds Holmes hired to protect the Star of Rhodesia diamond on a train bound for Scotland. Rodney Carstairs palkab Holmesi, et kaitsta
Ad Santel entered professional wrestling a generation too late. By the time he started wrestling in the 1910s, professional wrestling transitioned from contests to prearranged exhibitions. Santel possessed strong submission skills, which would have allowed him to beat most of the wrestlers in legitimate wrestling contests. Santel did take part in several legitimate contests with Japanese jujitsu practitioners. Ta kasutas
Mail 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould
August 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Sisse 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. Sisse 1847, the
Aasta lõpus 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko sõitis USA vaidlustada World raskekaalu maadluses Champion Frank Gotch. Enne kohtumist Gotch, Zbyszko käinud USA ja võitles paljude kohalike maadlejate kogu algul 1910. Zbyszko oleks reisida 37,000 miili. Varakult oma tour, Zbyszko täidetud Frank Gotch händikäp mängu. Zbyszko alistas Gotch, kes oli
Reedel, Juuni 10, 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel fought his last fight against unheralded Jim Smith. Ketchel has cleared out the middleweight division, so boxing promoters struggled to find suitable competition for Ketchel. At only 24 aastat vana, Ketchel lived hard and fought constantly causing an early breakdown of his body. After fighting Smith, Ketchel intended to