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https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b7uzv9/Episode_30abul2.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode, we discuss the Dick Shikat double-cross
Kas yra didžiausias teisėtas profesionalus imtynininkas Jungtinėse Valstijose? Kaip daryti
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, Misūris. 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. Šiandien, 4200 Cook is
In his first time playing the role of Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond, Johnas Howardas vaidina kapitoną, beviltiškai bandantį išgelbėti savo pagrobtą sužadėtinį.. „Paramount Pictures“ išleido „Bulldog Drummond Comes Back“. (Partnerių nuorodos) rugsėjo 24, 1937. Prior to John Howard taking over the role, Ronald Coleman and Ralph Richardson both played the fictional British hero. Filmas prasideda
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, arba 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Missouri history. While 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, Kovas 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
Penktadienį, Spalis 14, and Saturday, Spalis 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. The 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
Gruodžio 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
On March 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. The Bashful Bachelor (1942) (Partnerių nuorodos) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. Šiame filme, 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.
Trečiadienį, Gegužės 9, 1900, Antrą dieną iš St. Louis tramvajų Strike, benamių kulka nužudyti Frank Liebrecht. Frankas Liebrecht, ispanų-amerikiečių karo veteranas, buvo žiūrėti streiką mitingą prie Finney ir N kampe. Taylor Avenue. Per mitingą, some in the crowd observed the last two streetcars for the day coming down the tracks about a