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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b7uzv9/Episode_30abul2.mp3Podcast: Seinn i bhfuinneog nua | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the Dick Shikat double-cross
Cé hé an wrestler gairmiúil dlisteanach is mó a wrestle sna Stáit Aontaithe? Conas a dhéanann
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April
Tom HYER bhuaigh an Mheiriceá Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Craobh i 1841. Like most prizefighting champions
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 bliana, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at
Ar Eanáir 27, 1939, Columbia Pictures released the first of the Lone Wolf films, The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939). Warren William plays the “Lone Wolf” Michael Lanyard, a former safe burglar and jewel thief. The film opens with two men kidnapping Lanyard off the streets of Washington, D.C. A mysterious man asks Lanyard to burglarize a safe but he
Ollie J. Zimmerman was the third son born to my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman and his second wife Mollie Bollinger. Ollie and his twin sister Dollie were born on either April 27, 1906 or April 27, 1907. Since Ollie’s headstone says “1906”, I’m going with April 27, 1906 as his birthdate. In 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, when Mellie
In 1902, Bhí Marvin Hart, curadh dornálaíochta trom-mheáchan an domhain sa todhchaí, ina iomaitheoir ardaitheach. Ag troid go príomha as a bhaile dúchais Louisville, Kentucky, Bhí Hart ag imirt in aghaidh Kid Carter ag an Southern Athletic Club i mí Bealtaine 2, 1902. Ag 17-1, Bhí a fhios ag Hart go rachadh bua eile i bhfad chun troid teideal trom a bhaint amach. Bhí sé beartaithe ag an Kid Carter a rugadh i Brooklyn
Ar Déardaoin, Eanáir 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, one of St. Louis’ wealthiest men, owned residential real estate and other assets valued at 2 milliún dollar. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Sé
Ar Iúil 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 to 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the
On May 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd ar ais chuig an gceart vótála Dick Tracy i Dilemma Dick Tracy ar (1947). Bhí sé nuacht fáilte roimh do lucht leanúna an gceart vótála cé go raibh Chester Gould ina eisceacht suntasach. Gould chruthaigh an carachtar Tracy do leathanach grinn an Mirror Detroit. After the Chicago Tribune picked up the comic for syndication, it’s popularity exploded. Gould
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Mar sin féin, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Feirmeoir” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 punt. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
An Ialtóg Vampire (1933) is a genre bending film (nasc affiliate) starring Lionel Atwill. Sofheicse, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, scannán gearr i gceist a bheith ar an appetizer ar an scannán is mó ar bhille dúbailte. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by