Gevechtssporthistoricus en krijgskunstenaar
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tkrvui/Episode_1b3iy0.mp3Podcast: Spelen in een nieuw venster | DownloadHet was bijna echt: De Pro Wrestling History-podcast,
Toen reisde Wladek Zbyszko vanuit de Verenigde Staten naar Brazilië voor een lucratieve tournee
Wie is de grootste legitieme professionele worstelaar die in de Verenigde Staten worstelt?? How do
Op april 3, 1908, American Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch met World Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt
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. Toen de trein dichtbij kwam
My daughter Caity is 21 years old this week. It is a bittersweet birthday because my baby girl isn’t my baby girl anymore. I am so proud of the young woman she has become but as she grew up I regretted not being able to pick her up, wipe her tears and make the “small hurts” go away. Caity kwam
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. In januari 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “strangle Sorakichi to
De Canarische Murder Case (1929) werd oorspronkelijk neergeschoten als een stomme film. Echter, de Paramount Studio executive vond het beter als een sprekende foto zou zijn. De studio vertraagde de release totdat ze geluid zou kunnen toevoegen aan de film. De toevoeging van geluid was niet zonder zijn uitdagingen. Helaas, one of the main stars of the film, Louise Brooks, had
William Desmond nabbed many thieves during his 17 year career as St. Louis Chief of Detectives. He developed a nationwide reputation as “The Thief Taker”. Op maandag, Oktober 15, 1900, Chief Desmond nabbed the pants of a thief but not the thief himself. Jonas Washington ging de werf van Shickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Foundry at 12th and Gratiot Streets
Since the beginning of commercial film making, production companies are always looking for new content. Film companies have always used popular books as a source of content and inspiration. Since the 1950s, popular television shows provided film adaptations and inspiration. In the early days of talking films, popular radio shows led to many film adaptations. Lum and Abner, Jack Benny,
Sam McVey moe van het gebrek aan kansen voor zwarte vechters in de Verenigde Staten tijdens de vroege twintigste eeuw. McVey besloten om te vertrekken voor Europa in 1907, waar hij vochten tot 1911. McVey vochten in Australië voor drie jaar alvorens terug te keren naar de Verenigde Staten. Deze korte hoogtepunt film uit Frankrijk in 1911 met “Battling” Jim Johnson shows
Op augustus 31, 1901, Night Watchman William Doherty discovered Willis Garner burglarizing the office of Schickle, Harrison and Howard Iron Company at 912 S. Twelfth Street in St. Louis, Missouri. The iron company employed Garner, who threw a hammer at Doherty’s head. The hammer missed its target but the confusion allowed Garner to jump out the window and make his
Moord boven New York (1940) is een van de latere edities van de Charlie Chan serie voor Twentieth-Century Fox Productions. In deze film, Inspecteur Chan helpt zijn oude vriend van Scotland Yard, Inspecteur Drake, vinden een groep saboteurs. De spionnen van plan om een aantal testen lucht ambacht saboteren in New York. Inspector Drake is tracing Paul Narvo, who leads
Op oktober 6, 1890, local barbers Luther Duncan and Bob Henderson stepped out on to N. 11th Street to settle a quarrel. This area of St. Louis was known as “Deep Morgan”. “Deep Morgan” was home to bordello, flop houses and the toughest African-Americans saloon in the city, Starkes’ Saloon. Both Duncan and Henderson were black barbers, who worked in