పోరాట క్రీడా చరిత్రకారుడు మరియు మార్షల్ ఆర్టిస్ట్
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. లూయిస్, Missouri. సెయింట్. Louis had a large German Catholic community, which
Oliver Leonard Kirk has the distinction of being the only Olympic boxer to win a gold medal in two separate weight classes in the same Olympic Games. Oliver Kirk accomplished this feat at his hometown Olympics in 1904. సెయింట్. Louis hosted the third Olympiad during the 1904 World’s Fair Exposition. Like the Paris Games four years before, సెయింట్. Louis gave
ఆర్థర్ Wontner నిస్సందేహంగా షెర్లాక్ హోమ్స్ యొక్క ఉత్తమ చిత్రం ప్రాత్రను. ది వద్ద హత్య హోమ్స్ తన ఐదవ మరియు ఆఖరి విలాసయాత్ర (1937). చిత్రంలో యునైటెడ్ కింగ్డమ్ లో విడుదలైంది 1937 కానీ జనవరి వరకు అమెరికాలో విడుదల కాలేదు 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
గురువారం, జనవరి 27, 1904, టామ్ జెంకిన్స్ తన అమెరికన్ రెజ్లింగ్ ఛాంపియన్‌షిప్‌ను అయోవా నుండి రాబోయే రెజ్లర్‌తో సమర్థించాడు. After the first fall, సి ఫ్రాంక్ ఆల్విన్ గోచ్ యొక్క అత్యంత కఠినమైన మ్యాచ్ అని అభిమానులు గ్రహించారు, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. జెంకిన్స్ గోచ్‌ని ఓడించాడు
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, నవంబర్ 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
స్పానిష్ కేప్ మిస్టరీ (1935) is an adaptation of one of the Ellery Queen novels. రెండు దాయాదులు, ఫ్రెడెరిక్ Dannay మరియు మన్ఫ్రేడ్ లీ, ఎవరు టైటిల్ పాత్ర యొక్క మారుపేరుతో డిటెక్టివ్ నవలలు అనేక రాశారు. ఈ చిత్రంలో, ఎలెరీ క్వీన్ తన స్నేహితుడు న్యాయమూర్తి మక్లిన్ తో కాలిఫోర్నియా సెలవుల తీసుకుంటోంది. కోర్సు, they are not long into their
డిసెంబర్ లో 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. సెయింట్. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. లూయిస్. 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
నవంబర్ 16, 1877, సెయింట్. 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 “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.