Storiku tal-Isport tal-Ġlieda u Artist Marzjali
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, li
Oliver Leonard Kirk għandha l-distinzjoni hija l-unika boxer Olympic biex tirbaħ midalja tad-deheb f'żewġ klassijiet ta 'piż separati fl-istess Logħob Olimpiku. Oliver Kirk akkomplit dan ADT fil Hometown tiegħu Olimpijadi 1904. St. Louis ospitat-tielet Olympiad matul il- 1904 Fair Exposition Dinja. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner huwa probabbilment l-portrayer aqwa film tal Sherlock Holmes. Ħames u finali harga tiegħu bħala Holmes fil Qtil fuq il-Baskervilles (1937). Il-film kien rilaxxat fl-Renju Unit fl 1937 imma ma kienx rilaxxat fl-Amerika sa Jannar 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Nhar il-Ħamis, Jannar 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins iddefenda l-Kampjonat tal-Lotta Amerikana tiegħu kontra wrestler li ġej mill-Iowa. After the first fall, il-partitarji indunaw li kienet l-aktar partita iebsa tal-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 kien għeleb lil Gotch’s
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembru 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
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) huwa adattament ta’ wieħed mir-rumanzi ta’ Ellery Queen. Two cousins, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, who wrote a number of detective novels under the pseudonym of the title character. F'dan il-film, Ellery Queen is taking a vacation to California with his friend Judge Macklin. Of course, ma humiex fit-tul tagħhom
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
Fuq Novembru 16, 1877, St. Uffiċjal tal-Pulizija Louis 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. Ir-raġel aktar tard identifikat bħala Frank Rande daħal Pawnshop Wright fi madwar 9:30 a.m. Wright mibgħuta wieħed mill-assistenti tiegħu għall-pulizija. As Officer White and Heffernan
In January 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.