Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
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,
Septembrī 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. 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
Es gribēju rakstīt par vienu no manām mīļākajām filmām, Scarlet Pimpernel (1935). Tā ir adaptācija no romāna ar vienādu nosaukumu, raksta Baroness Orczy. The film (filiāli saite) attiecas uz angļu vienaudzi, kuri riskē ar savu dzīvību, saglabājot franču aristokrāti no giljotīnas. Stāstu sarežģī fakts, ka vienaudžis ir precējies
Julius “Tēvocis Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Tēvocis Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Patvērums” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lī bija izaicinājums izaudzināt savu divus gadus veco dēlu Gilbertu kā vienu
Uz 1880, William Muldoon kļūtu World smagsvara cīkstoņiem čempionu grieķu-romiešu stilā pēc sakāvē THIEBAUD Bauer, valdošo čempionu. Pirms viņš paveiktu varoņdarbu, Muldoon nācās maksāt savus nodokļus un sagatavoties titulu slīpumu ar Bauer. Uz 1876, Muldoon nozvejotas uzmanību bijušā kailas stilbs prizefighting pasaules čempions Džons Morrissey. Morrissey was a former
The legendary Bruce Lee wrote an article for Black Belt magazine many years ago which challenged the efficiency and efficacy of kata, veidlapas vai raksts apmācība. Ever since the publication of this article, daudzi citi cīņas mākslinieki ir sākuši apstrīdēt vai apšaubīt nepieciešamību formu apmācībai. Tā kā es esmu veltīts pašaizsardzības mācību, you would think I
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. Janvārī
Jūlijā 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Kustība “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation atrod Mr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Mr. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, plāno
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. Septembrī 21, 1901, hotel employees overpowered a sneak thief, who attempted to burglarize a room in the plush Southern Hotel.
Janvārī 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