Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
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 came
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. Sausio 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Tačiau, 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. Deja, one of the main stars of the film, 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”. Pirmadienį, Spalis 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 pavargę galimybe juodos kovotojų JAV trūksta per XX amžiaus pradžioje. McVey nusprendė palikti Europą 1907, kur jis kovojo iki 1911. McVey kovojo Australijoje dar tris metus prieš grįžtant į Jungtines Amerikos Valstijas. Ši trumpa akcentas filmas Prancūzijoje 1911 su “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Rugpjūčio 31, 1901, Naktinis sargas Williamas Doherty atrado Willis Garner burglarizing apie Schickle biurą, Harrison ir Howardas Geležis Įmonės metu 912 S. Dvyliktoji Gatvė St. Louis, Misūris. Geležies įmonėje dirbo Garner, kas išmetė plaktukas ne Doherty galvos. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Žmogžudystė per Niujorką (1940) yra vienas iš vėlesnių leidimuose Charlie Chan serijos XX-Century Fox kūriniai. Šiame filme, Inspektorius Chan padėti jo senas draugas iš Scotland Yard, Inspektorius Drake, find a group of saboteurs. The spies intend to sabotage some test air craft in New York. Inspector Drake is tracing Paul Narvo, who leads
Spalio 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
Gruodžio 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