Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
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Sur Avril 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
Running a pawn shop has always been a tough business because you constantly have to be on the look out for thieves attempting to pawn their stolen goods in your shop. In the late 19th Century, police detectives worked with pawn shops, as they do today, to try to stop the fencing of goods. In August 1885, future St. Louis
Sur Décembre 15, 1903, about 2:00 o’clock in the morning, George Harding, the clerk of the Erie Hotel, was busy working in his office. Used to working alone, Harding had relaxed his vigil and didn’t notice three large, hard looking men enter the hotel at Fourth and Clark Streets. His attention was arrested, when the first man entered his office
When the 1915 New York International Wrestling Tournament restarted in October 1915, a mysterious masked man sat at ringside demanding an entry into the tournament. Prior to the masked man’s arrival, the tournament had been lightly attended. The attraction of the masked man sitting at ringside attracted both fan and newspaper interest. Crowds started showing up for the matches. After
In the second surviving Sherlock Holmes film (affiliate link) mettant en vedette Arthur Wontner que Sherlock Holmes, deux criminels ont échappé à la prison. Ils cherchent à se venger sur les hommes, qui à double croisé l'un des criminels, Jonathan Smalls. Smalls dit deux des gardiens de sa prison où une grande fortune a été caché. The wardens find the treasure, have a
During March 1891, George Baptiste travelled from St. Louis to Detroit to take part in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling tournament. While primarily a Greco-Roman wrestler, Baptiste would compete in the dominant American style of catch-as-catch-can. The 26-year-old Baptiste was an accomplished amateur and professional wrestler. Entering the Detroit tournament, Baptiste had lost only one match as a professional. The year prior,
In late 1902, Harvey Parker, a professional wrestler who began wrestling in 1900, travelled to St. Louis to challenge the local wrestling community. Parker may have thought St. Louis to be an easier town than “Agriculteur” Burns territory in Chicago and Iowa. Cependant, Parker would discover two capable wrestler in St. Louis, George Baptiste and Oscar Wasem. Par 1902, George
Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. Originally published through the Detroit Metro, the strip moved to the Chicago Tribune where it made the paper and Gould rich through syndication. It was only a matter of time before Dick Tracy made his debut on the silver screen. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials
Comme je l'ai écrit dans plusieurs messages, les meilleurs boxeurs poids lourds entre 1900 and 1919 étaient les boxeurs afro-américains forcés de se battre pour le “Championnat coloré”. Même après que le grand Jack Johnson ait finalement brisé la ligne de couleur et remporté le championnat du monde des poids lourds, il ne défendrait le titre que contre des prétendants blancs. As a result, les challengers les plus coriaces
Aussi appelé le cardinal de sommeil, Sherlock Holmes’ Heure fatale (1931) est le premier film Sherlock Holmes interprété par Arthur Wontner dans le rôle-titre. Le film concerne un jeune homme, qui a été triche au pont de retrouver sa richesse perdue. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Sur Novembre 10, 1924, Mme. A.W.. Stickney quittait le St. Louis Country Club, lorsqu'elle a été approchée par deux hommes afro-américains. L'homme à la peau plus claire a dit à Mme. Stickney devait lui rendre ses bijoux, sinon il les lui prendrait. Fearing for her safety, Mme. Stickney a remis ses bijoux à l'homme, estimé à $17,000.00, and $85.00 in cash. Mme.