Historiador de esportes de combate e artista marcial
Em abril de 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Em outubro 20, 1916, Ad Santel, uma famosa “prostituta” ou lutadora de finalização habilidosa, met Taro
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“Don’t break my leg!” As the two muscular men struggled in the center of the ring, the man on top continued to work on the downed man’s legs. Again, the man on bottom yelled, “Please don’t break my leg!”Frank Gotch olhou para seu rival George Hackenschmidt, who was writhing in obvious pain. Despite a severe knee injury, Hackenschmidt
Being both a fan and film historian, I was aware of Sunset Blvd.‘s reputation in film circles. Billy Wilder’s 1950 film tells the sad story of a forgotten silent film star Norma Desmond. William Holden is a screen writer, who stumbles upon her crumbling mansion and agrees to help fix her screenplay. Norma believes the screenplay will lead to a
Em Maio 7, 2016, my daughter Caity returned to Taekwondo competition for the first time in eight years. As her dad but also her coach, I tried to dissuade her from sparring until we had a few more months but she was adamant about sparring at the tournament. Caity likes forms but she always preferred sparring. Reluctantly, I agreed. Eu
Em 1877, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi. St. Louis Police dealt with the typical problems of a major city. St. Louis Police Officers responded to reports of murder, rape and robbery. On the morning of December 12, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer Daily responded to the report of a bear on the Downtown St. Louis
Many Zimmermans always believed my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman was married five times. However, Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” História. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” História, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 a George Washington História e Malinda Davis embora
During February 1901, St. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to
Antes de ler Gangs of St. Louis: Homens de Respeito por Daniel Waugh, Eu conhecia e escrevi sobre Robert Creed e seu irmão Thomas assassinando St. Policial de Louis George Geisler no Dia do Halloween 1920. O que eu não sabia era que Robert Creed era membro da Gangue Cuco, uma organização criminosa ultraviolenta na década de 1920. Robert Creed era o
“Terrible” Terry McGovern earned a reputation as one of the most powerful punchers in the history of the lighter divisions of professional boxing. McGovern weighed between 112 e 126 libras. Unlike his fellow smaller fighters, who overwhelmed their opponents with punching volume, McGovern possessed exceptional knockout power. McGovern proved his power on Tuesday, Setembro 12, 1899, when he fought British
Algumas semanas atrás, my second foray into the martial arts came full circle. My daughter started studying Taekwondo again after more than five years away from the sport. It is actually Caity, who brought me back to martial arts in the summer of 2000. After my natural father passed away in July 1999, Eu fiz um exercício físico de um ano
No início de 1911, o público de wrestling considerou três homens a ser o maior desafio para o Campeão do Mundo Frank Gotch. O ex-campeão George Hackenschmidt, Stanislaus Zbyszko e “O Terrível Turk” Yussif Mahmout queria a chance de bater Gotch. Gotch, que era bobo, decided to take some of the starch out of his challengers by matching them up