Stecher Beats Cutler for American Title

joe-stetcher

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

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

1909 – Zlý rok pre Parker Zimmerman

mellie-bollinger-zimmerman

1909 bol pravdepodobne najhorší rok Parker Lonzo Bátor Zimmerman života. On stratil obaja jeho desať mesiacov stará dcéra Ida May Zimmerman a jeho druhú manželku Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Pred Parker smrti v Kapskom Giraurdeau tornádo 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. Viem si predstaviť, ako ťažké 1909

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

st-francis-de-sales-stl-church

Novembra 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 a Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

1915 New York Wrestling Tournament

alex-aberg

The International Wrestling Tournament occurred in two phases between May 19, 1915 and December 31, 1915. Fifty wrestlers would compete in the first phase of the tournament including World Greco-Roman Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. The second installment had 40 wrestlers including up and coming star Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. The

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac

Behind the Mask (1946)

still-tough-to-handle

Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films based on the popular Shadow radio program, on May 25, 1946. “B” Film leading actor Kane Richmond returns as Lamont Cranston, the alter ego of the mysterious Shadow. The film begins by following the activities a blackmailing newspaper reporter Jeff Mann, played by James Cardwell. After threatening several

zdieľam
» Prečítajte si viac
1 42 43 44 45 46 70