Historiador de deportes de combate e 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, Missouri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, que
Oliver Leonard Kirk ten a distinción de ser o único boxeador olímpico a gañar unha medalla de ouro en dúas categorías de peso diferentes nos mesmos Xogos Olímpicos. Oliver Kirk conseguir este feito na súa cidade natal Olimpíadas de 1904. St. Louis acolleu a terceira Olimpíada durante o 1904 Exposición Feira Mundial. Como os xogos de París catro anos antes, 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
O xoves, Xaneiro 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins defendeu o seu American Wrestling Championship contra un loitador prometedor de Iowa. After the first fall, a afección decatouse de que era o partido máis duro do 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 derrotara a Gotch
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembro 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
O Misterio do Cabo Español (1935) é unha adaptación dunha das novelas de Ellery Queen. Dous primos, Frederic Dannay e Manfred Le, que escribiu unha serie de novelas policiais baixo o pseudónimo do personaxe-título. Nesta película, Ellery Queen é tirar unhas vacacións para a California co seu amigo Xuíz Macklin. Por suposto, non levan moito tempo
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) é un dos cinco películas de Sherlock Holmes, estrelado por Arthur Wontner como Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adaptou a novela Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear, pero engadiu á historia para dar Profesor Moriarty e Col. Papeis Sebastian Moran na historia. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
En novembro 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
En xaneiro de 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Estrangulador” 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.