Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
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, kurš
Oliver Leonard Kirk ir atšķirība, ka tikai Olympic bokseris uzvarēt zelta medaļu divām atsevišķām svara kategorijām tajās pašās olimpiskajās spēlēs. Oliver Kirk paveikt šo varoņdarbu savā dzimtajā pilsētā olimpiskajām spēlēm 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 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
Ceturtdien, Janvāris 27, 1904, Toms Dženkinss aizstāvēja savu Amerikas cīkstēšanās čempionātu pret topošo cīkstoni no Aiovas. After the first fall, līdzjutēji saprata, ka tas bija grūtākais Frenka Alvina Goča mačs, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Dženkinss bija uzvarējis Goču
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembris 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
Spānijas Cape Mystery (1935) ir adaptācija vienam no Ellery Queen romāniem. Divi brālēni, Frederic Dannay un Manfred Lee, kurš uzrakstīja vairākas detektīvu romānu ar pseidonīmu nosaukuma raksturs. Šajā filmā, Ellery karaliene ir ņemot brīvdienas uz Kaliforniju ar savu draugu tiesnesis Macklin. Protams, viņi nav ilgi savā
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
Novembrī 16, 1877, St. Louis policijas darbinieks 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. Vēlāk identificēts kā Frank Rande cilvēks iegāja Wright Lombards apmēram 9:30 a.m. Wright nosūtīja viens no viņa palīgiem policijai. As Officer White and Heffernan
Janvārī 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.