Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
After Jack Johnson became champion, a lack of strong contenders caused public pressure to mount on James J. Jeffires, the retired former heavyweight champion, to end his retirement and fight Johnson. Jeffries was considered the first and most credible of the “White Hope” contenders. In his prime, Jeffries probably couldn’t beat Johnson. Ag 35 years of age and nearly 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. Ar dtús, 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. Póilíní Roinn Louis. When the bank association turned over the
Ar Aibreán 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 minutes. 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 “Uncail 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
Ar Eanáir 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. Mar sin féin, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, Naomh. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
Cionn teach bríce 122-bliain d'aois ar an ardán sráide ag an choirnéal Shráid Whittier agus Cook Ascaill i St. Louis, Missouri. Tógálaithe in airde an 2378 Teach troigh cearnach i 1892. Áirítear ar a ailtireacht uathúil BALCÓIN turret ar an dara hurlár den bhalla oirthuaisceart. Nuair dtús tógtha, 4200 Ní mór Cook bheith ina láithreán mórthaibhseach. Sa lá atá inniu, 4200 Tá Cook
Mo seanathair Frank O. Bhí deartháir is sine Zimmerman ar Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. Bhí siad ceithre leath-deartháireacha agus deirfiúracha níos sine agus a maireann leath-deirfiúr ach bhí Harry an chéad leanbh Parker L. Zimmerman agus a bhean chéile an tríú Dolly. Bheadh Grandpa a rugadh Bealtaine 28, 1913. Is beag an rúndiamhair é Harry mar fuair sé bás timpeall an
Ar Nollaig 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
Nuair a thosaigh mé ag traenáil sna healaíona comhraic ar dtús i 1995, bhí na scéalta a bhain le bunú an chuid is mó de na healaíona comhraic iontach go leor le tréithe sárdhaonna de chumas fisiceach agus cumas troda tugtha dá mbunaitheoirí. Cibé an bhfuil Kung Fu, Karate nó júdó, ghlac an bunaitheoir na scileanna a foghlaimíodh sna healaíona comhraic roimhe seo, mhodhnú é agus defeated gach duine. Tá na héilimh seo
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, nó 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,