Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
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. Ludvig, Missouri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, joka
Oliver Leonard Kirk on kunnia olla ainoa Olympic nyrkkeilijä voittaa kultamitalin kahdessa eri painoluokassa samassa olympialaisiin. Oliver Kirk tämän urotyön hänen kotikaupungissaan olympialaisissa 1904. St. Louis isännöi kolmannen olympiadin aikana 1904 Maailmannäyttely Expo. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). The film was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Torstaina, Tammikuu 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins puolusti American Wrestling -mestaruuttaan Iowasta tulevaa painijaa vastaan. After the first fall, fanit ymmärsivät, että se oli Frank Alvin Gotchin vaikein ottelu, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins oli voittanut Gotchin
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Marraskuu 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
Espanjan Cape Mystery (1935) on sovitus yhdestä Ellery Queen -romaanista. Kaksi serkkua, Frederic danni ja Manfred Lee, joka kirjoitti useita dekkareita salanimellä nimihenkilö. Tässä elokuvassa, Ellery Queen on ryhtynyt loma Kaliforniaan hänen ystävänsä tuomari Macklin. Tietenkin, he eivät ole pitkällä heidän kanssaan
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. Ludvig. 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
Marraskuun 16, 1877, St. Louis Poliisi 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. Mies tunnistettiin myöhemmin Frank Randen tuli Wrightin Pawnshop noin 9:30 a.m. Wright lähetti yhden hänen avustajansa poliisille. As Officer White and Heffernan
Tammikuussa 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.