Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportskunstner
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b7uzv9/Episode_30abul2.mp3Podcast: Spil i nyt vindue | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the Dick Shikat double-cross
William Muldoon var verdensmester i sværvægt baseret på hans nederlag af Thiebaud Bauer i? Hvordan
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April
Tom Hyer vandt den amerikanske Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship i 1841. Like most prizefighting champions
På November 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. The St. Louis Archdiocese dedicated the church
Den internationale Wrestling turnering fandt sted i to faser mellem maj 19, 1915 og december 31, 1915. Halvtreds brydere ville konkurrere i den første fase af turneringen, herunder verdens græsk-romerske Champion Aleksander “Alex” Aberg. Den anden rate havde 40 brydere, herunder op og kommende stjerne Ed “Strangler” Lewis, who joined a month into the tournament on November 22, 1915. Den
Monogram Pictures released Behind the Mask (1946), the second of three films (affiliate link) based on the popular Shadow radio program, on May 25, 1946. “B” Film leading actor Kane Richmond returns as Lamont Cranston, the alter ego of the mysterious Shadow. The film begins by following the activities a blackmailing newspaper reporter Jeff Mann, played by James Cardwell. Efter
On the evening of June 1, 1879, St. Louis Police Officer Charles Printz was walking his beat near 505 Marion Street on St. Louis’ South Side. It is not clear if Charles Sanders actions attracted Printz’s attention, or Printz just stumbled upon Sanders. Whatever the circumstances, Printz walked up to Sanders, who had a revolver in his right hand. When
On February 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Oprindeligt, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Louis Police Department. When the bank association turned over the
I first read about William Muldoon in a biography of John L. Sullivan, the last bare knuckle heavyweight champion. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. The last major bare knuckle bout was fought by Sullivan against Jake Kilrain in 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Han var
Recently, I was searching for information about my Great Uncle Francis’ marriage to my Great Aunt Rosemary Kalt. What I discovered was an unexpected genealogy treasure, a picture in the July 5 udgave af St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 af 14 Mosblech children. I had never seen a picture of my great grandparents, Eduard
St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond had respect for the “old school criminals”, who plied their trade in St. Louis during the late 19th Century. Men, he did not have the same degree of respect for the thug tactics of the “new school criminals”. These criminals made up for a lack of finesse with great violence. Chief Desmond said
I 2010, St. Louis var den 58. største by i USA og den 19. største byområde. Omkring århundredskiftet, Det var den femte eller sjette største by i USA og den største vest for Mississippi-floden. St. Louis had one of the largest clothing, shoe and beer manufacturing industries in
1802 N. Jefferson Avenue was a two-family flat built in 1890 and located in the St. Louis Place kvarter. I originally wrote about the building in 2013 but it was demolished sometime before March 2015. The building is part of an area being developed for a government complex in St. Louis, so it was not able to be saved. These pictures are