Историк на бойните спортове и майстор на бойните изкуства
Сутринта в неделя беше много студено, Декември 5, 1880, about 2 a.m., when St. Луис полицейски служител Шихан намери входната врата отворена на Джон Р. Домът на Лайънбъргер. Поради големия студ, Шихан се страхуваше, че крадци са влезли в резиденцията. Шийхан натисна звънеца многократно, но не успя да събуди никого вътре. Шийхан започна да удря с нощната си пръчка по
Over the next three weeks, I will be releasing posts, which are excerpts from the book I’m currently working on and one from a previously published book. The following unedited story is from the book I’m working on which will be released in the Fall or early Winter 2017. William Rudolph proved elusive after his Independence Day escape from the
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) е базиран в приключението на Мъсгрейв ритуал. В кратката история беше публикувана в The Strand Magazine през май 1893. По-късно е бил съставен в Мемоарите на Шерлок Холмс. In the story, the Musgrave Mansion held a secret that even it’s inhabitants did not know. This film follows the same plot line
Малко събития шокираха Св. Луис като служебната смърт на лейт. Сидни Сиърс през юни 1924. За почти 30 години, Lt. Сиърс беше смятан за най-добрия изстрел с пистолет на St. Louis РПУ. В 1904, Сиърс беше и национален шампион на САЩ по стрелба с пистолет. За някой да убие лейт. Сиърс в престрелка се смяташе за невъзможна.
1802 N. Jefferson Avenue was a two-family flat built in 1890 and located in the St. Louis Place квартал. I originally wrote about the building in 2013 but it was demolished sometime before March 2015. The building is part of an area being developed for a government complex in St. Louis, so it was not able to be saved. These pictures are
I’ve been on an Alan Ladd kick lately. When I was still in college, I watched a number of Alan Ladd films one summer. I’ve been watching them over again the last few weeks on Amazon Prime. I’ll share some of these films over the next few months. The first film I watched was Thunder in the East (1951) в главната роля
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Since fans only considered Clarence Whistler skilled enough to really threaten his reign, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. On May 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, който
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) is the final entry in “B” film series. RKO Pictures took the series over from Republic Pictures, who released the original Dick Tracy serials in the late 1930s and early 1940s. RKO Pictures released the film to theaters on September 26, 1947. RKO brought Boris Karloff in to play Gruesome, one of Dick Tracy’s arch
When thinking about African American history month, I thought about the first great Black wrestler that I saw personally. When I started watching wrestling in St. Louis during 1979, “Sailor” Art Thomas wrestled regularly on Wrestling at the Chase, our local weekly wrestling show. Wrestling at the Chase aired every Sunday at 11 А.М. on KPLR Channel 11. Although Thomas
When Frank Gotch retired as World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion after beating Georg Lurich in his last match, promoters scrambled to find a successor. Samuel Rachmann tried to put forth his own champion by hosting the 1915 International Wrestling Tournament in New York City. Rachmann wanted his challenger Aberg to win the tournament and be recognized by the public as the