Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
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. Njegovu jedinstvenu arhitekturu čini balkon tornjić na drugom katu sjeveroistočnog zida. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Danas, 4200 Cook je
Moj djed je Frank O. Zimmerman je najstariji brat Robert Harold “Pljačkati” Zimmerman. Imali su četiri starije polu-braća i sestre i pokojnog polusestru, ali Harry je bio prvo dijete Parker L. Zimmerman i njegova treća supruga Dolly. Djed bi se rodio svibnja 28, 1913. Harry je pomalo misteriozan jer je umro oko
U prosincu 27, 1941, Republic Pictures released the first chapter of the fourth Dick Tracy serial, Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941). Once again, Ralph Byrd played Detective Dick Tracy. In this series, Dick Tracy works with “The Commission” to attack crime but suspects one of the members of the commission is the mysterious Ghost. The Ghost’s henchman Lucifer, played
Kada sam tek počeo trenirati borilačke vještine u 1995, priče povezane s osnivanjem većine borilačkih vještina bile su prilično fantastične s nadljudskim podvizima fizičke snage i borbenih sposobnosti pripisanih njihovim osnivačima. Bilo Kung Fu, Karate ili Judo, utemeljitelj je uzeo vještine naučene u prethodnim borilačkim vještinama, modificirao ga i porazio sve. Ove tvrdnje su
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ili 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,
On St. Patrick’s Day, Ožujak 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisana od utapanja
Iz 1931 to 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
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, my grandparents used to host a monthly card party with three of Grandma Ellis’ sisters and their husbands. Uncle Tony and Aunt Agnes Giraudo, Uncle Oscar and Aunt Dorothy Von Berg along with Uncle Art and Aunt Betty Clemmings would join Grandma and Grandpa to play Pinochle. Each family would host one
U petak, Listopad 14, and Saturday, Listopad 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. The 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
U prosincu 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Poglavica Dva Pera ušao je u