Մարտական սպորտի պատմաբան և մարտարվեստի վարպետ
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. Քեյթին եկավ
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. Հունվարին 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “խեղդել Սորակիչիին
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Սակայն, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. Ցավոք,, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, ուներ
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, երբ նրանք կանգ առան Ա
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”. Երկուշաբթի օրը, Հոկտեմբեր 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 tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Օգոստոսի 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 S. Twelfth Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The iron company employed Garner, who threw a hammer at Doherty’s head. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Սպանությունը Over Նյու Յորքում (1940) մեկն է հետագա խմբագրությամբ Charlie Chan շարքի համար քսաներորդ դարի Fox Productions. Այս ֆիլմում, Տեսուչը Chan աջակցում է իր հին ընկերոջ Scotland Yard, Inspector Drake, գտնել մի խումբ saboteurs. Որ լրտեսներ մտադիր սաբոտաժ որոշ թեստային օդային նավեր Նյու Յորքում. Inspector Drake is tracing Paul Narvo, who leads
Հոկտեմբերի 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” Բորդելոյի տունն էր, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, ով աշխատել է
Դեկտեմբերի 3, 1896, three men entered the Home Brewery Office in St. Louis at around 2:30 p.m. Cashier Robert Hofferkamp approached the men. Այն մարդիկ, արտադրվում revolvers եւ պատմեց Hofferkamp եւ նրա օգնական է նետել իրենց ձեռքերը. Այն մարդիկ, վերցրել $10,000 գրասենյակում, թե ինչ կլիներ, բազմաբնակարան միլիոն դոլար heist - այսօր. The robbers tied up and