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Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Mivel a rajongók csak Clarence Whistlert tartották elég képzettnek ahhoz, hogy valóban veszélybe sodorják az uralkodását, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. Május 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, akik
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 volt talán a legrosszabb éve Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman életét. Ő elvesztette mind a tíz hónapos kislánya Ida május Zimmerman és második felesége Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Mielőtt Parker halála a Cape Giraurdeau Tornado of 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. Csak elképzelni tudom, milyen nehéz 1909
On January 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. While British
November 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 children. A St. Lajos érseksége szentelte fel a templomot
A Nemzetközi Birkózó verseny két szakaszban került sor a május 19, 1915 és december 31, 1915. Ötven birkózók versenye első szakaszában a verseny, beleértve a világ a görög-római Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. A második részlet volt 40 birkózók, beleértve a feltörekvő csillag Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. A
The few people who know about the prizefighter Paddy Ryan probably know him as John L. Sullivan’s victim. Sullivan beat Ryan for the Heavyweight Prizefighting Championship in 1882. Ryan azonban a maga nemében jó harcos volt. Ryan márciusban született 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryant végig ismerték
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. Nem világos, hogy Charles Sanders akciói felkeltették-e Printz figyelmét, vagy Printz éppen Sandersbe botlott. Whatever the circumstances, Printz Sandershez lépett, who had a revolver in his right hand. Mikor