Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Pärast Jack Johnson sai meister, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, pensionil endine raskekaalu tšempion, lõpetada tema pensionile ja võidelda Johnson. Jeffries peeti esimene ja kõige usaldusväärsema kohta “White Hope” kandidaati. Tema peamiseks, Jeffries ilmselt ei peksid Johnson. Juures 35 aastased ja peaaegu 300
On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Esialgu, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Louis politseijaoskond. When the bank association turned over the
Aprillil 17, 1909, African-American heavyweight boxer Joe Jeanette met World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey for the title in a fight to the finish. Before the classic bout was complete, the men would box for 49 rounds over 3 hours and 30 protokoll. From February 5, 1903, when he beat “Denver” Ed Martin to December 26, 1908, when
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Onu Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father
On jaanuar 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Siiski, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. Märtsis 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
122-aastane telliskivimaja domineerib tänavapilt nurgal Whittier Street ja Cook Avenue St. Louis, Missouri. Puidust püstitatud 2378 ruutmeetril maja 1892. Selle ainulaadse arhitektuuri juurde kuulub kirdeseina teisel korrusel asuv tornrõdu. Kui esimene ehitatud, 4200 Cook pidi olema muljetavaldav site. Täna, 4200 Kokk on
Minu vanaisa 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 ja tema kolmas abikaasa Dolly. Vanaisa sünnib mai 28, 1913. Harry on veidi mõistatus, kuna ta suri selle ümbruses
On detsember 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
Kui ma esimest korda võitluskunstide alal treenima hakkasin 1995, Lood, mis on seotud enamiku võitluskunstide loomisega, olid päris fantastilised, nende asutajatele omistati üliinimlikud kehalised võimed ja võitlusvõime. Kas Kung Fu, Karate või judo, asutaja võttis varasemates võitluskunstides õpitud oskused, muutis seda ja alistas kõik. Need väited on
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, või 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri ajalugu. Kuigi St. Louis oli suurim linn Lääne Mississippi jõe, maailma Fair panna see rahvusvahelise kaart. Kuigi õiglane tooks tuntuse, turistid ja suurenenud tulud linna,