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Ar Fehefin 4, 1883, the Greco-Roman World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion William Muldoon faced skilled French wrestler Jules Rigal in San Francisco, California. When the wrestlers stripped to their trunks for the match, it was obvious Muldoon’s power would prove a formidable challenge to Rigal. Muldoon stood around 6 feet tall and weighed between 193 a 210 pounds during his career.
The picture of Cornelius O’Keefe in the book, Yn Y Line of Duty: St. Swyddogion yr Heddlu Louis Pwy wnaeth yr aberth eithaf gan Barbara Miksicek, David McElreath a Phrif Stephen Pollihan, struck me the first time I saw it. Gyda'i wallt gwahanu i lawr y canol a mwstash mawr, I could see him walking the streets of Downtown St. Louis
Ar Noswyl Nadolig, 1937, yr ail Mr. Ffilm Moto, Diolch, Mr. Cynnig (1937) syllu Peter Lorre, debuted. International Asiant Mr. Moto yn ymdrechu i ddiogelu trysorau diwylliannol Tsieineaidd o droseddwyr rhyngwladol. Bydd y saith Sgroliau'r datgelu lle i guddio i y Tomb o Genghis Khan. Rhyfelwyr Genghis Khan yn reportedly claddu drysor wych gyda eu harweinydd marw. Mr. Tywysog ffrind Moto
Ar Hydref 12, 1853, 23 Byddai mlwydd-oed John Morrissey yn cyfarfod 40 mlwydd-oed “Yankee” Sullivan ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth Prizefighting America ac o bosibl Pwysau Trwm y Byd. Roedd Sullivan ei ystyried y pencampwr ers Tom HYER, a oedd wedi curo Sullivan yn flaenorol, ymddeol yn lle ymladd Sullivan mewn rematch. Honnodd Sullivan y teitl, a chafodd gefnogaeth HYER, who had made peace with Sullivan.
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) starring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan is my favorite Charlie Chan film. Charlie Chan is searching for a murderer in a wax museum. The wax museum is a front for a plastic surgeon, who changes the appearance of wanted criminals for a price. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, also
Uncle Oscar Von Burg and Aunt Dorothy Von Burg nee Mosblech were my grandparents’ closest friends. Grandma Ellis and Aunt Dorothy were sisters separated in age by about a year and a half. Grandpa Ellis and Uncle Oscar became close friends when they were dating the sisters. Neither Uncle Oscar nor Grandpa danced, so they would escort Grandma and Aunt
Ar Ebrill 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox released the seventh of eight Mr. Cynnig “B” ffilmiau. Mr. Mae Moto yn Ynys Danger yn dechrau gyda Mr. Moto on a ship headed to Puerto Rico. Mr. Cynnig, played by Peter Lorre, and several passengers are watching a wrestling match. Twister McGurk, played by Warren Hymer, is wrestling Sailor Sam, played by Ward Bond. Mr. Cynnig
Ar Dachwedd 7, 1890, Chief of Detectives William Desmond brought in Pat Kennedy, a low-level St. Louis crook, who was suspected of stealing 20 cents from a cigar store on North 9th Street. A 3rd District St. Louis Police Officer captured Kennedy after he robbed a Miss Minnie Mullaney at 16th Street and Franklin Avenue. Kennedy proved a first-rate coward,
Ym mis Gorffennaf 1854, y Pencampwr Prizefighting Bareknuckle Byd John Morrissey, who also severed as Tammany Hall enforcer, William herio “Mesur y Cigydd” Poole i unrhyw dal ymladd ar y stryd sydd wedi'u gwahardd. The result was a terrible beating and several month recovery for John Morrissey. Morrissey would have likely won a bareknuckle prizefight with Poole, rhan-amser Prizefighter ei hun. Morrissey made a
Arthur C. Clemmings ei eni ar ddydd Iau, Ebrill 3, 1913 yn St. Louis, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Cafodd ei neilltuo fel gweithiwr metel lled-fedrus. Ei gyfnod yn y ymrestriad, a ddechreuodd ar Fedi 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.