Историчар на борбени спортови и боречки уметник
На април 13, 1936, Ed “Strangler” Lewis wrestled his final legitimate contest with Lee Wykoff
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Октомври 20, 1916, Ad Santel, a noted “hooker” or skilled submission wrestler, met Taro
Кој е најголемиот легитимен професионален борач кој се борел во САД? Како
Во 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. Кога возот се приближи
The Canary Murder Case (1929) was originally shot as a silent film. Сепак, 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. За жал, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, имаше
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. Во јануари 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “задави Соракичи да
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. Го испратија во азил во Вашингтон
The Woman in Green (1945) is the ninth of twelve Sherlock Holmes produced by Universal Pictures. Basil Rathbone returns as Holmes in the eleventh of fourteen turns as the English sleuth. The film is one of the few “Б” series films, which could have been an “А” филм. Sherlock Holmes investigates the murder of several young London women. After they
Џон Л. Саливан бил преодниот тешка категорија награда борбите шампион. 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 tired of the lack of opportunity for black fighters in the United States during the early Twentieth Century. McVey decided to leave for Europe in 1907, where he fought until 1911. McVey fought in Australia for three more years before returning to the United States. This brief highlight film from France in 1911 with “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Во август 31, 1901, На бензинска пумпа Вилијам Доерти откриени Вилис Гарнер burglarizing канцеларијата на Schickle, Харисон и Хауард железо на компанијата 912 S. Водици Улица во Санкт. Louis, Мисури. Железото компанијата вработени Гарнер, кој фрли чеканот на главата Доерти. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Октомври 6, 1890, локалните бербери Лутер Данкан и Боб Хендерсон излезе на на N. 11та Улица да се реши кавгата. Оваа област на Свети. Луис беше познат како “Длабоко Морган”. “Длабоко Морган” was home to bordello, пропадне куќи и најтешките Американците со африканско потекло салон во градот, Силен’ Салонот. И Данкан и Хендерсон беа црни бербери, who worked in