Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
In a testament to his foresight and vision, the World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon was preparing to be a fitness trainer even while at the height of his powers as a wrestler. Muldoon held the championship from 1880 until he retired in 1890. During his reign, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,
Op September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. Die St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South
Ek wou oor een van my gunsteling films te skryf, Die Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). Dit is 'n aanpassing van die roman met dieselfde naam, geskryf deur Barones Orczy. The film (Koste skakel) gaan oor 'n Engelse eweknie, wat sy lewe risiko's deur die redding van die Franse aristokrate van die guillotine. Die storie word gekompliseer deur die feit waarmee die portuur getroud is
Julius “Oom Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Oom Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee het die uitdaging gehad om haar tweejarige seun Gilbert as 'n enkellopende groot te maak
In 1880, William Muldoon sou Wêreld Swaargewig Kampioen Wrestling in die Grieks-Romeinse styl geword na verslaan Thiebaud Bauer, die verdedigende kampioen. Voordat hy sou dié prestasie vermag, Muldoon het sy tol te betaal en voor te berei vir die titel kantel met Bauer. In 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
Die legendariese Bruce Lee het baie jare gelede 'n artikel vir die tydskrif Black Belt geskryf wat die doeltreffendheid en doeltreffendheid van kata uitgedaag het., vorms of patroon opleiding. Sedert die publikasie van hierdie artikel, baie ander martial kunstenaars het begin uit te daag of bevraagteken die behoefte vir vorms opleiding. Sedert ek toegewy aan die onderrig van selfverdediging, jy sou dink ek
Before he became St. Louis Chief of Detectives in 1890, William Desmond plied his trade as a Detective with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. During February 1890, Detective Desmond’s persistent efforts to locate two confidence men paid off with the arrest of both men. “Kinch” Keegan and “Thatch” Grady were brother-in-laws and accomplices in several confidence games. Januarie
Op Julie 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Motion “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Mnr. Moto Neem 'n vakansie bevind mnr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Mnr. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, beoog
During the Gilded Age and for several decades after, St. Louis had the distinction of being the largest city west of the Mississippi River. Pickpockets and thieves rode the rails to ply their illicit trade in the bustling metropolis. Op September 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.
Januarie 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a