Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b7uzv9/Episode_30abul2.mp3Podcast: Παίξτε σε νέο παράθυρο | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the Dick Shikat double-cross
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Rarely does one fundamentally alter their profession but Stanislaus Zbyszko did just that on April
Tom Hyer won the American Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship in 1841. Like most prizefighting champions
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Louis, Μιζούρι. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Σήμερα, 4200 Cook is
In his first time playing the role of Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond, John Howard plays the captain desperately trying to rescue his kidnapped fiancé’. Paramount Pictures released Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (affiliate link) on September 24, 1937. Prior to John Howard taking over the role, Ronald Coleman and Ralph Richardson both played the fictional British hero. Η ταινία αρχίζει με
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ή 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. Ενώ St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi River, the World’s Fair put it on the international map. While the fair would bring notoriety, tourists and increased revenue to the city,
On St. Patrick’s Day, Μάρτιος 17, 1905, St. Louis sports fans were treated to a special match between local professional wrestler George Baptiste and traveling Japanese jujitsu practitioner Arata Suzuki. Baptiste delighted local fans by quickly defeating Suzuki in two straight falls. George Baptiste was a professional wrestler and all-around athlete, whose powerful swimming saved many St. Louisans from drowning
Την Παρασκευή, Οκτώβριος 14, and Saturday, Οκτώβριος 15, 1904, 42 wrestlers in 7 weight classes met in the first Olympic Games contested in the freestyle wrestling method. Prior Olympic Games were contested in the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. Ο 1904 Summer Olympics was held in conjunction with the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, MO. St. Louis was well-represented in
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
Τον Δεκέμβριο 23, 1903, Frank Gotch traveled to Bellingham, Washington to take on a 6’05”, 215 pound Native American wrestler from Montana. Wrestling fans in the area considered Chief Two Feathers to be unbeatable. Frank Gotch was not impressed with his reputation but he gave Gotch the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of his young career. Chief Two Feathers entered the
Τον Μάρτιο του 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) (affiliate link) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. Σε αυτή την ταινία, longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero
John L. Sullivan had dominated the prize ring during his career. Possessing a record of 40 wins, no losses and two draws, “The Boston Strong Boy” was considered invincible. Sullivan won the world championship in 1882 and dispensed all challengers culminating with the Fight of the Nineteenth Century with Jake Kilrain. After defeating Kilrain in this epic bout, John L.
Την Τετάρτη, Μάιος 9, 1900, η δεύτερη ημέρα του Αγίου. Louis τραμ Strike, μια αδέσποτη σφαίρα σκότωσε Frank Liebrecht. Frank Liebrecht, ένας βετεράνος Spanish-American πόλεμος, Έβλεπα ένα ράλι απεργία στη γωνία του Finney και Ν. Taylor Avenue. Κατά τη διάρκεια του αγώνα, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a