Historik bojových sportů a bojový umělec
My daughter Caity is 21 years old this week. It is a bittersweet birthday because my baby girl isn’t my baby girl anymore. I am so proud of the young woman she has become but as she grew up I regretted not being able to pick her up, wipe her tears and make the “small hurts” go away. Caity přišla
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. V lednu 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
Canary Murder Case (1929) byl původně natáčen jako němý film. Však, výkonný Paramount Studio si myslel, že by bylo lepší, jako mluvit obrázku. Studio pozdržel vydání dokud ne oni mohli přidat zvuk k filmu. Přidání zvuku nebyl bez problémů. Bohužel, jeden z hlavních hvězd filmu, Louise Brooks, had
For the October 5, 1861 edition of the Cincinnati Daily Press, editors pulled a story off the wire service from the Spirit of the Times. The wire story reported on a fight between former English prizefighting champion Tom Sayers and current English champion Jem Mace. Both Sayers and Mace were touring with English circuses, when they stopped in at a
William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. V pondělí, Říjen 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington entered the yard of Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
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
Vražda přes New York (1940) je jedním z pozdějších vydáních série Charlie Chan na Twentieth-Century Fox Productions. V tomto filmu, Inspektor Chan je pomoci svého starého přítele ze Scotland Yardu, Inspektor Drake, najít skupinu sabotérů. Špioni v úmyslu sabotovat nějaké testy vzduchu řemesla v New Yorku. Inspector Drake is tracing Paul Narvo, who leads
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