Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
When I started martial arts in my mid-twenties, I thought my skill level would always continue to improve even as I aged. Since I regularly lifted weights, performed cardio and stretched, I thought I could battle Father Time to a draw. Like so many combat athletes before me, I discovered Father Time beats us all. Haluammepa kohdata
Marraskuun 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Ludvig”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Ludvig, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard ja Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. The St. Louisin arkkihiippakunta vihki kirkon
Kansainvälinen painiturnaus tapahtui kahdessa vaiheessa touko 19, 1915 ja joulukuussa 31, 1915. Viisikymmentä painijat kilpailisi ensimmäisen vaiheen turnauksen lukien Maailman kreikkalais-roomalaisen Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Toinen erä oli 40 painijat lukien ja tulevina tähti Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The
Willard “Villi Bill” Longson syntyi Salt Lake Cityssä, Utah, on June 8, 1906 mutta vietti suurimman osan aikuiselämästään St. Ludvig, Missouri. Aloitettuaan uransa ammattipainijana vuonna 1931, Longson huomasi työskentelevänsä Tom Packsille St. Ludvig. Hän ei oikeastaan koskaan lähtenyt, koska se olisi hänen kotipaikkansa lopuksi
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Ludvig’ South Side. Ei ole selvää, herättivätkö Charles Sandersin toimet Printzin huomion, tai Printz vain törmäsi Sandersiin. Whatever the circumstances, Printz käveli Sandersin luo, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
Joulukuun 15, 1903, three men entered the Erie House at Fourth Street and Clark Avenue. The men beat up cook Victor Dauson before shooting hotel clerk Charles Harding. Dauson died from his injuries but Charles Harding recovered. The men took $300 from the safe and fled the hotel. The men entered the hotel at 2:00 a.m. and surprised Harding,
Toukokuun 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
Scarlet Clue (1945) on viides yhdestätoista Charlie Chan -elokuvasta Monogram Pictures, joka on tuotettu sen jälkeen, kun Twentieth-Century Fox peruutti sarjan vuonna 1942. Sidney Toler tehty yksitoista elokuvien Twentieth-Century Fox ennen siirtymistään sarja Monogram. Tolerin kuoleman jälkeen 1947, Roland Winters took over the role for seven more films. Tässä elokuvassa, Inspector Charlie Chan discovers a
Äskettäin, I was searching for information about my Great Uncle Francis’ marriage to my Great Aunt Rosemary Kalt. What I discovered was an unexpected genealogy treasure, a picture in the July 5 painos St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 of the 14 Mosblech children. I had never seen a picture of my great grandparents, Eduard
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. Kuitenkin, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. Päällikkö Desmond sanoi