Historiador de deportes de combate e artista marcial
Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Xa que os fans só consideraban que Clarence Whistler era o suficientemente hábil como para ameazar realmente o seu reinado, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. En maio 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, que
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 A.M. 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
1909 foi probablemente o peor ano da vida de Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman. Perdeu tanto a súa 10 meses filla Ida May Zimmerman e súa segunda esposa Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Antes da morte de Parker, no Cabo Giraurdeau Tornado de 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
En xaneiro de 29, 1940, First National Pictures, the Warner Brothers “B” film company, released the spy thriller British Intelligence (1940). The film is set in Britain during World War I. Released almost two years before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the film showed that Hollywood and probably most of the countries sympathies were with Britain and the Allies. Mentres británico
En novembro 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 and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 nenos. O St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church
O Torneo Internacional de Wrestling ocorreu en dúas fases, entre maio 19, 1915 e decembro 31, 1915. Cincuenta wrestlers ía competir na primeira fase do torneo, incluíndo o Campión do Mundo greco-romana Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. A segunda parte tivo 40 loitadores, incluíndo para arriba e próximos estrela Ed “Estrangulador” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. O
As poucas persoas que saben sobre o pugilista Paddy Ryan probablemente o coñecen como John L. Vítima de Sullivan. Sullivan bateu Ryan ao prizefighting Heavyweight Championship en 1882. Ryan era un bo loitador por dereito propio. Ryan naceu en marzo 15, 1851 en Irlanda. A súa familia emigrou Troy, New York. Ryan era coñecido polo seu
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. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. Cando