Historiador de deportes de combate e artista marcial
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, o ex-campión dos pesos pesados xubilado, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “Esperanza Branca” contendentes. No seu auxe, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. En 35 years of age and nearly 300
On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Inicialmente, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Louis Departamento de Policía. When the bank association turned over the
En abril 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 actas. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, cando
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father
En xaneiro de 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Porén, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, o St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. A súa singular arquitectura inclúe un balcón de torre no segundo andar do muro nordeste. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Hoxe, 4200 Cook é
O meu avó Frank O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Zimmerman e súa terceira esposa Dolly. Vovô nacería maio 28, 1913. Harry é un pouco misterioso xa que morreu ao redor do
Cando comecei a adestrar en artes marciais 1995, as historias ligadas á fundación da maioría das artes marciais foron bastante fantásticas con proezas sobrehumanas de destreza física e capacidade de loita atribuídas aos seus fundadores.. Xa sexa Kung Fu, Karate ou Judo, o fundador tomou as habilidades aprendidas en artes marciais anteriores, modificouno e derrotou a todos. Estas afirmacións son
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ou 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. While St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
A partir de 1931 para 1954, Lum and Abner occupied a spot among the most popular shows during the Old Time Radio era. Chester Lauck and Norris Goff attended the University of Arkansas together. Lauck and Goff later developed their show Lum and Abner based on life in Arkansas. The show struck a cord with many listeners. My wife’s grandmother once told