Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
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, mis
Oliver Leonard Kirk on vahet olla ainult Olympic poksija võita kuldmedali kaks eraldi kaalukategooriate samas olümpiamängud. Oliver Kirk saavutasite feat tema kodulinnas olümpiamängudel 1904. St. Louis korraldas kolmandat olümpiaad jooksul 1904 World Fair Exposition. Nagu Paris Mängud neli aastat enne, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner on vaieldamatult parim film portrayer Sherlock Holmes. Tema viies ja viimane väljasõit Holmes Murder at Baskervilles (1937). Film ilmus Ühendkuningriik 1937 kuid ei olnud vabastatud Ameerikas alles jaanuaris 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Neljapäeval, Jaanuar 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins kaitses oma Ameerika maadluse meistritiitlit ühe Iowa maadleja vastu.. After the first fall, fännid said aru, et see oli Frank Alvin Gotchi raskeim matš, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins oli Gotchi alistanud
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
Hispaania Cape Mystery (1935) on ühe Ellery Queeni romaani adaptsioon. Kaks nõod, Frederic Dannay ja Manfred Lee, kes kirjutas mitmeid detektiivromaanide pseudonüümi all pealkiri iseloomu. In this film, Ellery Queen võtab puhkuse California koos oma sõbra kohtunik Macklin. Muidugi, nad ei ole kaua oma
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
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
Aasta jaanuaris 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.