Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
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. Bilo da se želimo suočiti
Studeni 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard i Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 djeca. St. Ludovika nadbiskupija posvetila crkvu
Međunarodni turnir u hrvanju dogodila u dvije faze, u razdoblju od svibnja 19, 1915 i prosinac 31, 1915. Pedeset hrvači će se natjecati u prvoj fazi turnira, uključujući Svjetski grčko-rimskom prvak Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Druga rata imala 40 hrvači uključujući i dolaze s tri zvjezdice u Edu “Davitelj” Klin dizač, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The
Willard “Divlji Bill” Longson je rođen u Salt Lake Cityju, Utah, lipnja 8, 1906 ali je većinu svog odraslog života proveo u St. Louis, Missouri. Nakon što je započeo karijeru profesionalnog hrvača u 1931, Longson se našao da radi za Tom Packsa u St. Louis. Nikada zapravo nije otišao jer će to biti njegova baza za ostatak
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ South Side. Nije jasno jesu li postupci Charlesa Sandersa privukli Printzovu pozornost, ili je Printz upravo naletio na Sandersa. Whatever the circumstances, Printz je prišao Sandersu, who had a revolver in his right hand. Kada
U prosincu 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,
Svibnja 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) je peti od jedanaest filmova o Charlie Chanu koje je Monogram Pictures proizveo nakon što je Twentieth-Century Fox otkazao seriju u 1942. Sidney Toler napravili jedanaest filmova za Twentieth Century Fox-prije pomicanja serije monogramom. Nakon što je Toler umro u 1947, Roland Winters took over the role for seven more films. U tom filmu, Inspektor Charlie Chan otkriva a
Nedavno, 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 izdanje St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 od 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. Međutim, 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. rekao je načelnik Desmond