Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
Aprile 5, 1920, Frederick Charles Smith, noto anche come “La Bandit Red-Headed”, entrato nella Easton-Taylor Trust Company a 4474 Easton Viale. Smith aveva una pistola in ogni mano e ha chiesto i soldi dalla cassa. Temendo per la sua vita, l'impiegato si arrese prontamente $15,309 in un sacco. John Lanigan, il presidente della banca, sedeva nel suo ufficio vicino all'atrio
George Hackenschmidt (1877-1968) was a world record holding weightlifter and World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion before wrestling was prearranged and lifters were using steroids. Hackenschmidt achieved a level of greatness due to several factors. He achieved a high level of physical fitness. His physical condition allowed him to be the most successful wrestler of his era. A few wrestlers may have been
I previously wrote about an incident in which a Detective Sergeant for the St. Louis Police was shot during a robbery attempt. Unlike a number of other incidents in Gilded Age St. Storia Louis, Detective Sergeant James Martin King’s home in January 1920 still exists. The home is still in excellent condition. 4973 Lotus Avenue was the home of Sgt. King in
On a cold January night in 1920, the deadliest year for St. Louis polizia, kicked off violently. Two not so-bright robbers attempted to rob one of the largest and bravest officers on the St. Dipartimento di Polizia di Louis. St. Louis Police Detective Sergeant James Martin King was walking to his home at 4973 Lotus Avenue via N. Kingshighway Boulevard, when two
I first heard about Chang Apana in a featurette on one of the Charlie Chan DVD sets. I knew a real life detective inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. I did not know who the man was. Chang Apana was that man. Chang Apana (born Ah Ping Chang) dicembre 26, 1871 on the island of Oahu was
The series of the Charlie Chan films starring Warner Oland were probably the strongest films in the Charlie Chan series. Sidney Toler made several good films also but eventually the series would become low-budget “B” films produced by Monogram Pictures. Charlie Chan’s Secret (1936) was one of the earlier Twentieth-Century Fox films about Charlie Chan. The production values are better
I have spent a lot of time studying different rank systems. The rank system seems to be a modern concept started by Dr. Jigaro Kano, an educator, who wanted a system of grading to separate students. Over the next century, numerous styles adopted the belt rank system but the only commonality was the belt systems meant what the creator decided
Giovedi ', Giugno 12, 1919, Earl Hunter e Charles Bergman, un parolee ed ex-galeotto, tenuto il Meramec Trust Company poco dopo l'apertura a 07:00 a.m. The robbery was not well planned and even more poorly executed. L'angolo della Virginia Avenue e Meramec Street è stato uno dei più attivi blocchi auto strada in città. The robbers had
Chester Gould ha creato il fumetto di Dick Tracy in 1931. Originariamente pubblicato attraverso il Detroit Metro, la striscia spostato al Chicago Tribune in cui ha fatto la carta e Gould ricco attraverso syndication. Era solo una questione di tempo prima che Dick Tracy ha fatto il suo debutto sul grande schermo. Ralph Byrd giocato Dick Tracy in quattro 15 chapter serials
While doing research, I found this picture of the Manassa Mauler training for his July 4th, 1919 title fight with Jess Willard, the World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard was a giant of a man at 6’06” e 235 sterline. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. Tuttavia,