Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
St. Louis Chief of detektiivid William Desmond loodud natuke salapära jaanuaris 1903, kui ta üritas minema hiilida ja abielluda. See pidi olema 45-aastane Desmond esimese abielu. Chief Desmond oli abielluda Hannah McLaughlin, tütar kohaliku ehitaja. Paar oli mesinädalad Lõuna-California naasid St. Louis
Esmaspäeval, Detsember 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Assistant Chief of Detectives James H. Smith retired from the police department to take a position in the coal industry. Chief of Detectives William Desmond attempted to convince Smith to stay but he decided to retire from the force as his fortieth birthday approached. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
H.G. Wells wrote the story of Things to Come, which was turned into a film in 1936. The film opens during Christmas 1940 in Everytown (obviously London) right before the outbreak of war. The war lasts almost thirty years before “the Airmen” led by John Cabal, a former resident of Everytown, leads the survivors to victory over the remaining war
John Morrissey claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in a controversial bout with Yankee Sullivan in October 1853. After beating a murder charge for his participation in the murder of Bill “The Butcher” Poole, Morrissey decided to defend his title against John C. Heenan, “the Benicia Boy”. “Old Smoke” Morrissey defeated Heenan in the October 1858 bout held in
The first Mr. Moto film starring Peter Lorre as Japanese jujitsu expert Kentaro Moto sees Mr. Moto tracking down a smuggling ring leader. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation released Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) on July 27, 1937. Peter Lorre would play Mr. Moto seven more times for Twentieth Century – Fox. Mr. Moto disguises himself as a peddler and
Esmaspäeval, Detsember 13, 1920, Ed “Strangler” Lewis võitis Joe Stecherilt esimese kuuest maadluse raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlusest. The fact he won the title from his biggest rival and business enemy must have been particularly satisfying. A year before this match, Stecher ja Lewis kohtusid üle kolme tunni kestnud matšis. Lewis tegi mängus vaimse vea
Stan Laurel ja Oliver Hardy star üks minu lemmik puhkus filmid, Babe in Toyland (affiliate link) or March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934). See on tavaliselt näidatud umbes Thanksgiving. This film features Stan Laurel as Stannie Dum and Oliver Hardy as Ollie Dee, who are trying to help Mother Peep, the little old women in the shoe. Barnaby, the wicked
Mosblechs on väga suured pered reeglina. Minu vanavanaisa Eduard Mosblech oli üks kaheteistkümnest lastele. Eduard oli neliteist last ja tema vennad kaksteist ja kolmteist lastest. Kuigi ma ei ole veel suutnud kindlaks teha, suurus teised kaks peredele, nii ema ja ma mäletan seda samamoodi. Grandma Ellis had
Oktoobril 14, 1938, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation released the fifth of eight Mr. Moto Films starring Peter Lorre as Interpol Policeman Kentaro Moto. In Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938), Mr. Moto infiltrates a prison and helps a prisoner escape to discover the plans of his criminal organization. Mr. Moto breaks international criminal Paul Brissac, played by Leon Ames, out of
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 ja 126 naela, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Juulil 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at