Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
Září 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. Poslali ho do washingtonského azylu
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone se vrací jako Holmes v jedenáctém ze čtrnácti zatáček jako anglický detektiv. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Po nich
John L. Sullivan byl přechodný těžké váze cena bojování šampion. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
Sam McVey unavený nedostatku příležitostí pro černé bojovníky ve Spojených státech během počátku dvacátého století. McVey rozhodl odejít do Evropy 1907, kde bojoval až do 1911. McVey bojoval v Austrálii na další tři roky, než se vrátí do Spojených států. Tento krátký highlight film z Francie v roce 1911 s “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Srpna 31, 1901, Noční hlídač William Doherty objevil Willis Garner burglarizing úřad Schickle, Harrison a Howard železářská na 912 S. Dvanáctá Street v St. Louis, Missouri. Železo Společnost zaměstnávala Garner, kdo hodil kladivo na Dohertyho hlavu. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Října 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in
Prosince 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. The men produced revolvers and told Hofferkamp and his assistant to throw up their hands. The men took $10,000 from the office in what would be a multi-million dollar heist today. The robbers tied up and
Ed “Strangler” Lewis je jedním ze dvou nejlepších amerických profesionálních zápasníků všech dob. Zatímco Lewis byl legitimní zápasník podrobení, kdo by mohl porazit kohokoli ve wrestlingovém klání, působil téměř výhradně v předem domluvených exhibičních zápasech. V 1929, zúčastnil se zápasu s profesionálním fotbalistou, který se stal zápasníkem, Gus Sonnenberg. Sonnenberg byl na parním válci Providence,
Prosince 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought the reigning lightweight boxing champion in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to fighting Langford, most boxing experts felt Joe Gans could not be beaten in a legitimate bout. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Gans was able to break the color barrier by winning the World Lightweight Boxing Championship. Sam Langford is often considered
Peter Lorre reprises his role as Mr. Kentaro Moto, Interpol Agent, in Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938). James Tinling directed this film and Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1937). Tinling’s participation caused Lorre to portray Mr. Moto more like Inspector Chan with a little jujitsu thrown in. V tomto filmu, Pan. Moto teaches a criminal investigation class to several budding investigators including