Stridssportshistoriker och kampsportare
En 122-årig tegelhus dominerar gatubilden i hörnet av Whittier Street och Cook Avenue i St. Louis, Missouri. Byggare uppfördes den 2378 kvadratmeter stort hus i 1892. Dess unika arkitektur inkluderar en tornbalkong på andra våningen i den nordöstra väggen. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. I dag, 4200 Cook är
Min farfar 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 och hans tredje hustru Dolly. Morfar skulle födas maj 28, 1913. Harry är lite av ett mysterium när han dog runt om
På 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
När jag först började träna kampsport i 1995, berättelserna kopplade till grundandet av de flesta kampsporter var ganska fantastiska med övermänskliga bedrifter av fysisk talang och stridsförmåga som tillskrivs deras grundare. Oavsett om Kung Fu, Karate eller Judo, grundaren tog de färdigheter som lärts i tidigare kampsporter, modifierade det och besegrade alla. Dessa påståenden är
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, eller 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. Medan 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, Mars 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 från att drunkna
Från 1931 till 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
I slutet av 1960 och början av 1970-talet, mina morföräldrar som används som värd för ett månadskort parti med tre av mormor Ellis’ systrar och deras män. Farbror Tony och tant 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
På fredag, Oktober 14, och lördag, Oktober 15, 1904, 42 brottare i 7 viktklasser möttes i de första olympiska spelen ifrågasatta i freestyle brottning metoden. Tidigare OS bestreds i grekisk-romersk stil i brottning. Den 1904 Sommar-OS hölls i samband med 1904 Världsutställningen i St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
På 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 Feathers gick in i