Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Sur Avril 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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On October 20, 1916, Ad Santel, Articles sur la lutte professionnelle dans les années 1900, met Taro
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Dans 1904, St. Louis hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition better known as the 1904 St. Louis’ Worlds Fair. While the Fair brought lots of tourists to town, criminals also made their way to the Gateway City. The man tasked with taking care of the security at the Fair and dealing with the increased criminal element in town was St. Louis’
On September 9, 1893, Frisco line brakeman James Pennock boarded the Frisco Line at Tower Grove in St. Louis. At the Cheltenham stop, Frisco brakeman Sam Robertson and former brakeman Muncie Ray also boarded. The men boarded the train with the intent of robbing the train at Sandy Cut, two miles east of Pacific, MO. When the train got close
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Cependant, the Paramount Studio executive thought it would be better as a talking picture. The studio delayed the release until they could add sound to the film. The addition of sound was not without its challenges. Malheureusement, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, avait
I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. En Janvier 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “étrangler Sorakichi pour
On September 21, 1897, Joseph Bloomfield Jackson attempted to sneak into the White House armed with a loaded revolver. Jackson had boasted of plans to attack a high government official for days. Jackson was arrested before he could carry out his plans to attack President McKinley. Police quickly realized Jackson was mentally disturbed. They sent him to a Washington asylum
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone revient dans le rôle de Holmes dans le onzième des quatorze tours en tant que détective anglais. The film is one of the few “B” series films, which could have been an “A” film. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. Après ils
John L. Sullivan was the transitional heavyweight prize fighting champion. He transitioned prize fighting from the bare knuckle era to modern boxing under the Marquis of Queensbury rules by refusing to fight in any more non-gloved bouts. Before he made this pledge, he took part in the Fight of the 19th Century with the formidable Jake Kilrain. Jake Kilrain was
Sam McVey fatigués de l'absence de possibilité pour les combattants noirs aux Etats-Unis au début du XXe siècle. McVey a décidé de quitter pour l'Europe 1907, où il a combattu jusqu'au 1911. McVey a combattu en Australie pour trois ans de plus avant de retourner aux États-Unis. Ce petit film de surbrillance de la France en 1911 avec “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Sur Août 31, 1901, Veilleur de nuit William Doherty découvert Willis Garner cambrioler le bureau du Schickle, Harrison et Howard Iron Company au 912 S. Twelfth Street à St. Louis, Missouri. La société de fer employé Garner, qui a jeté un marteau à la tête de Doherty. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
On October 6, 1890, barbiers locales Luther Duncan et Bob Henderson sortit sur N. 11th Street pour régler une querelle. Cette zone de St. Louis était connu comme “Profonde Morgan”. “Profonde Morgan” was home to bordello, flop de maisons et le plus dur-Américains africaine saloon de la ville, Fort’ Salon. Les deux Duncan et Henderson étaient barbiers noirs, who worked in