Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
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. Tās unikālajā arhitektūrā ietilpst torņa balkons ziemeļaustrumu sienas otrajā stāvā. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Šodien, 4200 Pavārs ir
Mans vectēvs Frank O. Zimmerman vecākais brālis bija Robert Harold “Apnikt” Zimmerman. Viņi bija četri vecākās pusbrāļiem un māsas un mirušo pusmāsa, bet Harijs bija pirmais bērns Parker L. Zimmerman un viņa trešā sieva Dolly. Grandpa varētu piedzimt May 28, 1913. Harry is a bit of a mystery as he died around the
Decembrī 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
When I first started training in martial arts in 1995, the stories tied to the founding of most martial arts were pretty fantastic with superhuman feats of physical prowess and fighting ability attributed to their founders. Whether Kung Fu, Karate or Judo, the founder took the skills learned in previous martial arts, modified it and defeated everyone. These claims are
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, vai 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, Marts 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
No 1931 līdz 1954, Lum and Abner occupied a spot among the most popular shows during the Old Time Radio era. Chester Lauck un Norris Goff apmeklēja University of Arkansas kopā. Lauck and Goff later developed their show Lum and Abner based on life in Arkansas. Šovs pārsteidza vadu ar daudziem klausītājiem. My wife’s grandmother once told
In the late 1960 un agrās 1970, mani vecvecāki jāizmanto, lai rīkotu ikmēneša kāršu partiju ar trim vecmāmiņas Ellis’ māsas un viņu vīri. Uncle Tony un krustmātei Agnes Giraudo, Uncle Oscar un krustmātei Dorothy Von Berg kopā ar Uncle Mākslas un tante Betty Clemmings pievienosies un vecvecāki, lai atskaņotu Pinochle. Each family would host one
Piektdien, Oktobris 14, un sestdienās, Oktobris 15, 1904, 42 cīkstoņi in 7 svara kategorijas tikās pirmajās Olimpiskajās spēlēs apstrīdēto frīstaila cīņas metode. Iepriekšēji Olimpiskās spēles tika apstrīdēts grieķu-romiešu stilā cīkstēšanās. The 1904 Vasaras Olimpiskās spēles notika sadarbībā ar 1904 Pasaules Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
Decembrī 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 Feathers entered the