Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)

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On December 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

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Eredettörténetek: Tény vagy fikció?

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Amikor először elkezdtem harcművészetekkel foglalkozni 1995, a legtöbb harcművészet megalapításához kötődő történetek egészen fantasztikusak voltak, az alapítóiknak tulajdonított emberfeletti fizikai bravúrokat és harci képességeket. Akár Kung Fu, Karate vagy Judo, az alapító átvette a korábbi harcművészetekben tanult készségeket, módosította és mindenkit legyőzött. Ezek az állítások

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Wrestler Beats Jujitsu Man

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Március 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. Louisans from drowning

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Lum and Abner Come to Film

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-Től 1931 a 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

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Birkózás a 1904 Nyári olimpia St. Louis

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Pénteken, Október 14, and Saturday, Október 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. A 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in

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Legend of Chief Két Toll

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On December 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. Chief Two Feather belépett a

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