Historyk sportów walki i artysta sztuk walki
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, który
Oliver Leonard Kirk ma rozróżnienie jest jedynym bokserem Olympic wygrać złoty medal w dwóch oddzielnych kategoriach wagowych w tych samych igrzyskach olimpijskich. Oliver Kirk osiągnąć ten wyczyn na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich w jego rodzinnym mieście 1904. St. Louis gospodarzem Olimpiady w trakcie trzeciego 1904 Wystawa Wystawa Światowa. Like the Paris Games four years before, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner jest prawdopodobnie najlepszym portrayer film Sherlock Holmes. Jego piąta i ostatnia odsłona, jak Holmes w Morderstwo na Baskerville'ów (1937). Film został wydany w Wielkiej Brytanii w 1937 ale nie został wydany w Ameryce aż do stycznia 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
W czwartek, Styczeń 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins obronił tytuł American Wrestling Championship przeciwko wschodzącemu zapaśnikowi z Iowa. Po pierwszym upadku, kibice zdali sobie sprawę, że był to najcięższy mecz w karierze Franka Alvina Gotcha, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins pokonał Gotcha
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Listopad 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
Hiszpański Cape Tajemnica (1935) jest adaptacją jednej z powieści Ellery Queen. Dwóch kuzynów, Frederic Dannay i Manfred Lee, , który napisał wiele powieści detektywistycznych pod pseudonimem tytułowego bohatera. W tym filmie, Ellery Królowa biorąc urlop do Kalifornii z przyjacielem sędzia Macklin. Of course, nie są długo w swoim
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
W listopadzie 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
In January 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Dusiciel” 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.