Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Sa Abril 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Noong Oktubre 20, 1916, Ad Santel, isang kilalang "hooker" o bihasang mambubuno sa pagsusumite, met Taro
Sino ang pinakadakilang lehitimong propesyonal na wrestler na nakipagbuno sa Estados Unidos? paano gawin
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) is one of the five Sherlock Holmes films starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes. Director Leslie S. Hiscott adapted the Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear but added to the story to give Professor Moriarty and Col. Sebastian Moran roles in the story. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Sa Agosto 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Sa 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. Sa 1847, ang
In late 1909, Stanislaus Zbyszko traveled to the United States to challenge World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch. Prior to meeting Gotch, Zbyszko toured the United States and battled many local wrestlers throughout the early part of 1910. Zbyszko would travel 37,000 miles. Early in his tour, Zbyszko met Frank Gotch in a handicap match. Zbyszko defeated Gotch, na naging
Fritz Lang ginawa isa sa kanyang mga unang bahagi ng krimen pelikula sa 1922. Nakadirekta Siya Dr. Mabuse: Gambler Ang (1922), kung saan tumatakbo ang humigit-kumulang na apat na oras at tatlumpung minuto. Sinasabi nito ang kuwento ng Dr. Mabuse, isang propesor ng saykoanalisis. Siya din ang nangunguna ng isang kriminal na ring sa magkaroon ng amag ng Professor Moriarty mula sa serye Sherlock Holmes. In his multiple
Sa Sabado, Nobyembre 25, 1899, St. Louis wrestling fans experienced a shock, when a visiting wrestler easily threw local champion Oscar Wasem in a little over 20 minuto. After the easy victory, fans smelled a rat, when the “Indianapolis Cyclone” spoke with a Lancashire accent. Oscar Wasem surpassed George Baptiste as St. Louis’ wrestling champion in the mid-1890s. Sinapian si Wasem
Sa Huwebes, Enero 27, 1904, Ipinagtanggol ni Tom Jenkins ang kanyang American Wrestling Championship laban sa isang up-and-coming wrestler mula sa Iowa. After the first fall, napagtanto ng mga tagahanga na ito ang pinakamahirap na laban ng c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Tinalo ni Jenkins ang Gotch's
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Nobyembre 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
Hinawakan ni Henry Moses Dufur ang World Heavyweight Collar-and-Elbow Wrestling Champion noong 1870s. Sa pamamagitan ng 1855, Nagretiro si Dufur mula sa propesyonal na pakikipagbuno upang ituloy ang kanyang full-time na propesyon ng mananahi ng damit. Kahit sa panahon ng kanyang wrestling career, Si Dufur ay nagtrabaho bilang isang sastre. Sinabi ni Dufur sa correspondent mula sa The Boston Globe na siya ay ipinanganak sa Richford, Vermont noong Hunyo 5, 1943. Ang petsang ito ng
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
In the 19th century, most states banned bare-knuckled prizefighting and professional gloved boxing. Police often arrested fighter, managers, and promoters to stop prizefighting. A unique aspect of geography turned St. Louis into an ideal fight venue to get around the authorities’s activity to stop professional prizefighting. In the Mississippi River between Missouri and Illinois, the river’s current created a handful