Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
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. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Oggi, 4200 Cook is
My grandfather 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 and his third wife Dolly. Grandpa would be born May 28, 1913. Harry è un po' un mistero poiché è morto in giro
Dicembre 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
Quando ho iniziato ad allenarmi nelle arti marziali nel 1995, le storie legate alla fondazione della maggior parte delle arti marziali erano piuttosto fantastiche con imprese sovrumane di abilità fisica e abilità di combattimento attribuite ai loro fondatori. Che si tratti di Kung Fu, Karate o Judo, il fondatore ha preso le abilità apprese nelle precedenti arti marziali, lo modificò e sconfisse tutti. Queste affermazioni sono
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, o 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Storia Missouri. Mentre St. Louis era la più grande città ad ovest del fiume Mississippi, Fiera Mondiale metterlo sulla mappa internazionale. Mentre la fiera avrebbe portato notorietà, turisti e un aumento delle entrate per la città,
On St. Patrick’s Day, Marzo 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 dall'annegamento
Da 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
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
Il Venerdì, Ottobre 14, e Sabato, Ottobre 15, 1904, 42 lottatori in 7 classi di peso sono incontrati nei primi giochi olimpici contestate nel metodo freestyle wrestling. Olimpiadi precedenti sono stati contestati in stile greco-romano di wrestling. Il 1904 Olimpiadi estive si è svolta in collaborazione con il 1904 Fiera Mondiale di St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
Dicembre 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. Il Capo Due Piume entrò nel