Istoricul sporturilor de luptă și artist marțial
În 2010, St. Louis was the 58th largest city in the United States and the 19th largest metropolitan area. Around the turn of the century, it was the fifth or sixth largest city in the United States and the largest west of the Mississippi River. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
1802 N. Jefferson Avenue was a two-family flat built in 1890 and located in the St. Louis Place cartier. 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. Aceste imagini sunt
Charlie Chan în Paris (1935) is another entry in the series starring Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. Charlie se întoarce de la ancheta lui Londra, atunci când el se oprește la Paris pentru o vacanta. De fapt, vacanța este o acoperire pentru investigația sa privind obligațiunile falsificate de la Banca Lamartine. Charlie a instalat un agent sub acoperire pe nume Nardi, dar banda îl ucide pe Nardi
Joi, Septembrie 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. După ce a încercat să plătească ilicit, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, atribuit la
For the Sunday, Iunie 24, 1900 ediția din St. Louis Republic, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. După 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Șeful Desmond a deplâns violența în creștere pe care o vedea
La martie 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. Toamna trecută ar fi decisă prin intermediul The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 ani. Atribuit la un ritm aproape de Natural Bridge și Vandeventer Avenues, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, Ofițerul Anderson mergea pe Vandeventer chiar la sud de
Sherlock Holmes și arma secreta (1942) is the second of the Universal film versions of the stories and the fourth movie starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Lionell Atwill face un aspect la fel de Dr. Moriart This movie is set during the early years of World War II, când Holmes furișează un om de știință din
În anii 1910, Luptele profesionale americane s-au mutat permanent de la concursuri de lupte legitime la expoziții prestabilite. Interesul fanilor, controlul promotorului și mai puțină uzură a luptătorilor au jucat un rol în această tranziție. Un alt despre presiune mai puțin vorbit a fost în afara sportului în sine. Înainte de secolul al XX-lea, boxul profesionist era ilegal în Statele Unite. Degetul gol
Joi, Februarie 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored