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Dominant champions like William Muldoon often had to accept handicap conditions to get fans interested in watching them wrestle. Dal momento che i fan consideravano Clarence Whistler solo abbastanza abile da minacciare davvero il suo regno, Muldoon would often generate interest by either performing feats of strength or taking on the challenge of handicap conditions. In maggio 5, 1885, Muldoon met Matsuda Sorokichi, che
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 durante 1979, “Marinaio” 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 è stato probabilmente l'anno peggiore della vita di Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman. Ha perso entrambi i suoi dieci mesi figlia Ida May Zimmerman e la sua seconda moglie Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Prima della morte di Parker nel Capo Giraurdeau Tornado di 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
Gennaio 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
Novembre 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 e Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 bambini. Il St. Louis, l'arcidiocesi dedicò la chiesa
Il Wrestling Torneo Internazionale avvenuto in due fasi tra maggio 19, 1915 e dicembre 31, 1915. Cinquanta lottatori sarebbero competere nella prima fase del torneo tra cui il campione del mondo greco-romano Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. La seconda parte ha avuto 40 lottatori, tra cui e provenienti stella Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Il
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 era un buon combattente di per sé però. Ryan è nato a marzo 15, 1851 in Ireland. His family emigrated to Troy, New York. Ryan era conosciuto in tutto il suo
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. Quando