Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Siiski, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Üks
Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet rünnati
August 11, 1915, Praegune värvilise poksi raskekaalu maailmameister Sam McVey võitles Bostonis Sandy Fergusoniga, Massachusetts Atlase Athletic Associationi jõusaalis. McVey võitles ajastul, mil promootorid külmutasid kõik Aafrika-Ameerika poksijad, välja arvatud suur Jack Johnson, võitlusest maailmameistritiitli nimel. McVey alistas enamiku teistest suurtest mustanahalistest võitlejatest
RKO Pictures brought the Dick Tracy comic strip character to the big screen on December 1, 1945. While the film is definitely a “B” film meant to be first on the double bill, it still would have been of interest to the many fans of the popular comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 aastat, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
William Powell’s fifth turn as S.S. Van Dine’s detective Philo Vance may have been his best. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) finds Philo Vance trying to solve the murder of Archer Coe. Coe had many enemies but the greatest mystery for Vance is how Coe was murdered in a locked room. Vance osales koos Coe ja temaga koertenäitusel
Ollie J. Zimmerman was the third son born to my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman and his second wife Mollie Bollinger. Ollie and his twin sister Dollie were born on either April 27, 1906 or April 27, 1907. Since Ollie’s headstone says “1906”, I’m going with April 27, 1906 as his birthdate. Sisse 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, kui Mellie
Charlie Chan Panama (1940) tärni Sidney TOLER nagu Inspector Charlie Chan. In this film, Inspektor Chan on rada spy Riner. Riner kavatseb läbi viia diversiooniakt, kui Ameerika laevastiku läbib kanal. Inspektor Chan tekib ebatavaline olukord, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
Eugene “Geen” August Johannpeter sündis mai 20, 1908, Julius ja Bertha Johannpeter. Ta oli teine poeg onu Jules ja tädi Bertha. Tema vanem vend oli Julius “Punkarid” William Johannpeter, Jr, kes lendas mail välja Lambert Field koos Charles Lindbergh. “Punkarid” oli seitse aastat vanem kui Gene. Minu vanaisa, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived
Neljapäeval, Jaanuar 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, üks St. Louis’ jõukamad mehed, omandis olev elamukinnisvara ja muu vara väärtusega 2 miljonit dollarit. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Ta