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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b7uzv9/Episode_30abul2.mp3Podcast: Spill i nytt vindu | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the Dick Shikat double-cross
Hvem er den største legitime profesjonelle bryteren til å bryte i USA? Hvordan gjøre
Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April
Tom Hyer vant den amerikanske Bare Knuckle prizefighting Championship i 1841. Like most prizefighting champions
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 år, 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
Januar 27, 1939, Columbia Pictures slapp den første av Lone Wolf filmer, The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939). Warren William spiller “Lone Wolf” Michael Lanyard, en tidligere sikker innbruddstyv og juveltyven. Filmen åpner med to menn kidnapping Reim av gatene i Washington, D.C. En mystisk mann spør Reim til burglarize et trygt, men han
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. I 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, when Mellie
I 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to
On Thursday, Januar 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, en av St. Louis’ rikeste menn, eid bolig fast eiendom og andre eiendeler verdsatt til 2 million dollars. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. He
Juli 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 til 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
Mai 20, 1947, Ralph Byrd returned to the Dick Tracy franchise in Dick Tracy’s Dilemma (1947). It was welcome news for fans of the franchise although Chester Gould was a notable exception. Gould created the Tracy character for the comic page of the Detroit Mirror. 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. However, 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 “Farmer” 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 pounds. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in
The Vampire Bat (1933) is a genre bending film (affiliate link) starring Lionel Atwill. Tilsynelatende, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, en kortfilm ment å være forrett til hovedfilmen på en dobbel regning. Majestic Pictures produced the film, which was directed by