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Started by Rix Gins, January 01, 2016, 08:20:14 PM

Rix Gins


From the Library of Congress.  The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, December 17, 1917.


Rix Gins


Two Naval submarines (the USS F-1 Carp and the USS F-3) were operating together off the coast of California when they collided on December 17, 1917.  The F-3 came out of it ok but the Carp was heavily damaged and sank almost immediately.  The F-3 was only able to save three men out of the twenty two that were on board the sunken sub.


Info on the F-1 Carp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_F-1



The USS F-1 Carp.
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=684612


Info on the USS F-3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_F-3



USS F-3.
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=684678

albrecht

Quote from: Rix Gins on December 17, 2017, 02:58:28 AM
From the Library of Congress.  The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, December 17, 1917.


Lots of mysterious personages revolving around this match-up. I for one can't wait until Christmas, like a little kid, to see if the match happens and who is the victor!

Rix Gins


Quote from: albrecht on December 17, 2017, 01:46:10 PM
Lots of mysterious personages revolving around this match-up. I for one can't wait until Christmas, like a little kid, to see if the match happens and who is the victor!


Me too!  My $'s are on the Russian.

Rix Gins


From the Imperial War Museum.


QuoteThe Great Italian retreat. Italian troops riding on a railway engine during the retreat.
http://culturepics.org/on-this-day/index.php?source=&collection=&day=18&month=12&year=1917#iwm205083112




From the Europeana Collection.


QuoteCasara del Tombal. Excellency Field Marshal Conrad v. Hötzendorf and Major General von Vidale, 18th-century division general. Date: 1917-12-18. [/quote https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/9200291/BibliographicResource_3000073594850.html?utm_source=api&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=api2demo  http://www.bildarchivaustria.at/Pages/Search/Result.aspx?p_eBildansicht=2&p_ItemID=1  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Rix Gins


From the Library of Congress.  The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, December 18, 1917.

INDOOR BASKETBALL GAME IS TONIGHT

  Follow the crowd tonight to the Airdome, where the indoor basketball game between the Bankers and Brokers and the "Ruff Neks" will be played. The players have donated their services and the profits from the evening's entertainment will go to the local branch of the national surgical dressings committee and to the municipal Christmas tree. The affair is being given under the auspices of the T. A. R. 

  William De Courcy and Harry Grier, the official noise-makers for the evening, will have charge of a punch board, on which some very handsome and attractive prizes have been placed. The above named gentlemen are, as everyone knows, past masters in the art of keeping a crowd amused, and it is well worth the price of a ticket just to see and hear them in action.

  At the close of the game the audience will rise and sing "The Star-Spangled Banner," after which the jitney dance will begin. Young's six-piece orchestra will furnish the music.



RESERVED SEATS FOR XMAS SHOW IN DEMAND 

  The members of the Business Men's Athletic club, in conjunction with the board of directors of the Tonopah Volunteer Fire Department's gymnasium, are bending every effort to make the big wrestling and boxing carnival to be held in the Airdome on the afternoon of December 25, at 2:30 o'clock, a great success and the advance sale of tickets which, from present indications, will be the largest in the history of ring events in Tonopah, is assuming large proportions.

  Reservations are pouring in from the surrounding country for hotel accommodations and ringside seats, which insures a large crowd of out-of-town boosters and fans.

  William Berne, the Slavonic wrestler, has been conditioning himself at the Los Angeles Athletic club with the very best talent to be obtained and writes he is in the finest possible shape, while the Masked Marvel, under the close personal supervision of Victor Ajax, is fast rounding into first-class condition and reports from Goldfield are that the entire male population of the town, with plenty of cash to back their man, will be on hand Christmas afternoon.

  The fighting gloves to be used by Kid Carter and George Pappas arrived from Sol Levinson in San Francisco today and they are a specially made set for these big heavies.
 
  Both Carter and Pappas are in splendid shape, as they have been doing lots of road work in order to get their stamina and wind in tip top shape for the grueling ten rounds of milling. Both men will finish their training at the local gymnasium each afternoon this week by skipping the rope, bag punching, shadow boxing and sparring, in order to put them in the best of condition.

Rix Gins


Actor Ossie Davis was born on December 18, 1917.


Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossie_Davis



Photo by Carl Van Vechten, 1951.
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2766670




WhiteCrow


Catching up.. on this wonderful thread. Thx Rix!


LOL .. one wonders if this happened today?
The rulings by the judge may have been reversed.
Oh yeah.

Quote from: Rix Gins on December 04, 2017, 03:36:20 AM
From the Library of Congress.  The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, December 3, 1917.

VICTOR AJAX CONFERS WITH BERNE ON THE PROPOSED WRESTLING MATCH

  Victor Ajax, the big little wrestler of Goldfield, came to Tonopah this afternoon to confer with William Berne, the Russian, in an effort to arrange a match. Berne went to Goldfield Sunday, dissatisfied with the results obtained by correspondence.

  Ajax said today that despite his long vacation from the mat, he was confident of his ability to throw the Russian. Berne is equally confident of his own ability to win. Ajax, avowing a disbelief in the ability of Berne, wants the latter to meet a San Bernardino man whom Ajax will bring up here. Berne says he'll meet anybody, winner take all, and it is plain that he means it. There is some talk of putting the match on here on Christmas day, along with a good bill of boxing. Ajax was accompanied by Art Marsh and C. Hall, both of the gold camp. Local Slovenians are enthusiastic in their support of the Russian and say they are willing to back him with their bankrolls.


FLAG INSULTER IS GIVEN TWO MONTHS

  This afternoon the case of George Andrews, better known as "Overland George," the pioneer prospector and all around good fellow, who defended the Stars and Stripes by refuting the disloyal remarks made by Charles Miller in the Casino Sunday night by hitting Miller and knocking him down, came up before Judge Dunseath at 2 o'clock. The Justice discharged the defendant and dismissed the charge of disturbing the peace against him. Andrews' attorney, Judge Peter Somers, objected to the dismissal, stating that he wished his client to be tried by a jury of his peers so that details or the Casino affair could be brought out. The ruling of the court prevailed.

  The case of Charles Miller, the German who has repeatedly by his insulting remarks against the United States government aroused the anger of loyal citizens, and who was knocked down by Andrews at the time of the trouble in the Casino, followed. He was charged with disturbing the peace. Judge Dunseath sentenced Miller to sixty days in the county jail. 

  Many loyal American citizens were present in the court room and were only awaiting an opportunity, in case of Millers discharge, to force him to carry the American flag down Main street and at the intersection of Brougher, force him to kneel and kiss the Stars and Stripes. Government officials have been notified of Miller's dastardly verbal assaults against Uncle Sam. At the expiration of his term in the county jail it is to be hoped quick action will be taken and he will be interned for the period of the war. Nothing was done with Silva, the proprietor of the Casino, who virtually came to Miller's rescue and is as guilty, in the eyes of the citizens of Tonopah, as was Miller.

  District Attorney Atkinson represented the state.

Rix Gins


From the Imperial War Museum.


QuoteRepairing and re-assembling Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 biplanes at No. 1 Aircraft Depot at St. Omer, 19 December 1917.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205247509



QuoteRepairing and re-assembling Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 biplane at No. 1 Aircraft Depot at St. Omer, 19 December 1917.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205247510



QuoteRoyal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 (serial number B2258) and a Nieuport Scout (serial number B6821) biplanes at St. Omer Aerodrome at night, 19 December 1917.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205247513




From the Europeana Collection.


QuoteTurkish battery team b.Zielübungen 19.12.1917.
https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/9200291/BibliographicResource_3000073510208.html?utm_source=api&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=api2demo  http://www.bildarchivaustria.at/Pages/Search/Result.aspx?p_eBildansicht=2&p_ItemID=1  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Rix Gins


December 19, 1917.

1. The first ever NHL hockey game was played on December 19, 1917 between the Montreal Wanderers and the Toronto Arenas.  Montreal won it 10 to 9.



Montreal Wanderers.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Wanderers
By Gibson Studios of Winnipeg - Hockey Hall of Fame, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15918572



The Toronto Arenas.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Arenas
By Unknown - Angus Carroll's Blog, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26757972


2. Actor Paul Brinegar was born on December 19, 1917.  Perhaps his best known role was 'Wishbone' on the television series Rawhide.


Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Brinegar



Actor Paul Brinegar.
By CBS Television - eBay item photo front photo back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19412629





albrecht

Quote from: Rix Gins on December 19, 2017, 10:34:44 PM
December 19, 1917.

1. The first ever NHL hockey game was played on December 19, 1917 between the Montreal Wanderers and the Toronto Arenas.  Montreal won it 10 to 9.



Montreal Wanderers.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Wanderers
By Gibson Studios of Winnipeg - Hockey Hall of Fame, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15918572



The Toronto Arenas.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Arenas
By Unknown - Angus Carroll's Blog, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26757972


2. Actor Paul Brinegar was born on December 19, 1917.  Perhaps his best known role was 'Wishbone' on the television series Rawhide.


Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Brinegar



Actor Paul Brinegar.
By CBS Television - eBay item photo front photo back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19412629
Usually played "feisty, grizzled cowboy sidekicks" haha. As I suspected he was on Perry Mason also.
I wonder what those players would think of the game today? They would like the money but Idk about the rules and safety aspects? I think forward pass was still illegal during that initial year?

GravitySucks

Quote from: albrecht on December 19, 2017, 10:40:04 PM
Usually played "feisty, grizzled cowboy sidekicks" haha. As I suspected he was on Perry Mason also.
I wonder what those players would think of the game today? They would like the money but Idk about the rules and safety aspects? I think forward pass was still illegal during that initial year?


http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/1929-30-nhl-season-introducing-the-forward-pass.1526599/


Rix Gins


Quote from: albrecht on December 19, 2017, 10:40:04 PM
Usually played "feisty, grizzled cowboy sidekicks" haha. As I suspected he was on Perry Mason also.
I wonder what those players would think of the game today? They would like the money but Idk about the rules and safety aspects? I think forward pass was still illegal during that initial year?


Yes, I also saw that Paul was on two episodes of Perry Mason.  The first episode was The Case of the Sunbather's Diary which I've got on DVD but I honestly can't remember seeing Paul in it.  Guess I'd better watch it again.  I used to watch Rawhide back in the day but I have absolutely no recollection that Paul's character name was actually George Washington Wishbone. haha 

Rix Gins


From the Imperial War Museum.


A group of soldiers warm themselves around a brazier by the roadside on the Menin road, as a horse-drawn transport column passes, 20 December 1917.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205244235


Battle of Jaffa. Jerisheh Mill on the Auja. No crossing took place at Jerisheh Mill on the night of the passage of the Aija, 20th December 1917. The Turks expected a crossing there and shelled the place during the operation, but the 156th Brigade crossed over 2500 yards to the west, and the 155th Brigade over 1200 yards to the east (52nd Division).
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205375353




Rix Gins


December 20, 1917.


Enter:  Film Noir actress Audrey Totter was born on this day, one hundred years ago.


Some interesting facts:

1. There are some that believe her fist name was actually Audra.


2.  She acted in school productions before getting her start in radio.


3.  She specialized in crime films and was known as the 'tough talking dame.'


Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Totter



Audrey Totter
By Modern Screen Magazine - https://archive.org/stream/modernscreen4041unse#page/n168/mode/1up, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64741805




Exit:  Silent film actor Eric Campbell was killed in a car accident in the wee hours of December 20, 1917.  (He was drunk.)


Some interesting facts:

1.  Once thought to have been born in Scotland, it was later found out that Eric was born in Cheshire, England.


2.  His earliest films were dramas but due to his physique, deep voice and acting style, it became apparent that he was better suited for comedies.


3.  He came to America in 1914 at the request of Charlie Chaplin.  He would co-star with Chaplin in twelve slapstick comedies.


Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Campbell_(actor)



Eric Campbell
By Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research - detail from http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=34994, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30019602


albrecht

Quote from: Rix Gins on December 20, 2017, 03:17:19 PM
December 20, 1917.


Enter:  Film Noir actress Audrey Totter was born on this day, one hundred years ago.


Some interesting facts:

1. There are some that believe her fist name was actually Audra.


2.  She acted in school productions before getting her start in radio.


3.  She specialized in crime films and was known as the 'tough talking dame.'


Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Totter



Audrey Totter
By Modern Screen Magazine - https://archive.org/stream/modernscreen4041unse#page/n168/mode/1up, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64741805




Exit:  Silent film actor Eric Campbell was killed in a car accident in the wee hours of December 20, 1917.  (He was drunk.)


Some interesting facts:

1.  Once thought to have been born in Scotland, it was later found out that Eric was born in Cheshire, England.


2.  His earliest films were dramas but due to his physique, deep voice and acting style, it became apparent that he was better suited for comedies.


3.  He came to America in 1914 at the request of Charlie Chaplin.  He would co-star with Chaplin in twelve slapstick comedies.


Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Campbell_(actor)



Eric Campbell
By Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research - detail from http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=34994, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30019602
Eric Campbell's death seems something out of a melodrama:
"On 9 July 1917, his wife died suddenly of a heart attack after dinner at a Santa Monica restaurant near their home. Walking to a nearby store to buy a mourning dress, his 16-year-old daughter Una was hit by a car and seriously injured. Still mourning, at a 12 September party given for Artcraft Studio publicity man Pete Schmid, Campbell met Pearl Gilman, a diminutive vaudeville comedian with a family reputation for gold-digging. She had been married to candy heir Charles W. Alisky in 1912, and a few years later divorced and married another wealthy man, Theodore Arnreiter. Her sister Mabelle was married to elderly steel magnate William E. Corey, the owner of U.S. Steel. Just five days after they met, Campbell and Gilman Alisky-Arnreiter were married at the home of Elaine Hardy at 824 5th Street in Santa Monica. His daughter Una, still recuperating at a friend's home in Santa Monica Canyon, was not told of the wedding for several weeks. Less than two months after marrying the gentle giant, Gilman Alisky-Arnreiter sued him for divorce, claiming he abused her with his heavy drinking and profanity. He moved out of their Santa Monica bungalow and into the Los Angeles Athletic Club, taking a room next to his best friend Chaplin. At a cast party, Campbell got drunk and, driving home at 4 am, crashed his car and was killed."

Rix Gins


Quote from: albrecht on December 20, 2017, 03:36:06 PM
Eric Campbell's death seems something out of a melodrama:
"On 9 July 1917, his wife died suddenly of a heart attack after dinner at a Santa Monica restaurant near their home. Walking to a nearby store to buy a mourning dress, his 16-year-old daughter Una was hit by a car and seriously injured. Still mourning, at a 12 September party given for Artcraft Studio publicity man Pete Schmid, Campbell met Pearl Gilman, a diminutive vaudeville comedian with a family reputation for gold-digging. She had been married to candy heir Charles W. Alisky in 1912, and a few years later divorced and married another wealthy man, Theodore Arnreiter. Her sister Mabelle was married to elderly steel magnate William E. Corey, the owner of U.S. Steel. Just five days after they met, Campbell and Gilman Alisky-Arnreiter were married at the home of Elaine Hardy at 824 5th Street in Santa Monica. His daughter Una, still recuperating at a friend's home in Santa Monica Canyon, was not told of the wedding for several weeks. Less than two months after marrying the gentle giant, Gilman Alisky-Arnreiter sued him for divorce, claiming he abused her with his heavy drinking and profanity. He moved out of their Santa Monica bungalow and into the Los Angeles Athletic Club, taking a room next to his best friend Chaplin. At a cast party, Campbell got drunk and, driving home at 4 am, crashed his car and was killed."
Yeah, kind of a rotten, five month long end to the guy's life.  Were there tabloid magazines back then?  If so, poor Eric would have been grist for the mill.

Rix Gins





From the Imperial War Museum.


Gunners of the Royal Garrison Artillery firing a 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer on the Cambrai front, 21 December 1917. Note snow-covered camouflage netting.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205213582



Gordon Highlanders guarding German prisoners clearing snow from a road at Doullens, 21 December 1917. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205247140


Battle of Jaffa. Ford at the mouth of the river Auja, showing the Turkish positions captured by the 157th Brigade, 52nd Division, on 21st December  1917.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205247828





From the Europeana Collection.



August Körner - Margit Huber - Recital - Wiener Konzerthaus - Red Cross | Elbemühl.  December 21, 1917.
https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/9200290/BibliographicResource_3000073524479.html?utm_source=api&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=api2demohttp://www.bildarchivaustria.at/Pages/Search/Result.aspx?p_eBildansicht=2&p_ItemID=1 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Rix Gins





From the Library of Congress.  The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, December 21, 1917.

ADDED ATTRACTION TO BIG CHRISTMAS SHOW

  As an added attraction and through the courtesy of Charles S. Moore, proprietor of the Louvre Cafe, the committee on arrangements for the big boxing and wrestling matches to be held in the Alrdome on the afternoon of December 25 for the benefit of the Volunteer Fire Department gymnasium, is pleased to announce the entertainers imported from San Francisco direct bv Mr. Moore have kindly donated their services for that afternoon and will appear in songs, both before the beginning of the athletic events and during the various intermissions attending the program. In addition to the Louvre girls, the Tonopah Military band will also give a concert on the streets, commencing at 1 o'clock sharp, and at the theater during the afternoon, in order to keep the big crowd in the proper frame or mind to enjoy the festivities. 
   
  The first event of the day will start at 2:00 p.m. sharp, and will be the first fall in the great wrestling contest between the Masked Marvel of New York, who has been imported by Victor Ajax of Goldfield. and William Berne, the famous Slovenian heavyweight wrestler. This contest promises to be the greatest struggle between famous athletes ever seen in Southern Nevada and considerable money is expected to be bet upon the outcome of the match between Ajax's Goldfield friends and the Slovenian contingent of Tonopah, who are offering to bet all kinds of money that Berne will secure the decision.
 
  Immediately after the first fall the heavyweight boxing contest between Kid Carter of Tonopah and George Pappas of San Francisco will be staged. This is another red letter event which is exciting much interest, as both men have trained hard for the contest and both are anxious to annex the long end of the big purse.

  All the boxing fans are invited to attend the workouts at the gymnasium and see these big fellows prepare for their grueling fight Christmas afternoon. Pappas works at 2:00 p.m. and Carter at 3:30 p.m.
   
  Immediately after the fight, the second, and if necessary, the third fall in the great catch-as-catch-can wrestling match will take place.

Uncle Duke




[size=78%]Australian WW1-era naval submarine HMAS AE-1 found - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42435428[/size]
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[size=78%]Not exactly one hundred years ago, but within the scope of the thread.  The disappearance of this sub was one of the great mysteries of WWI, hopefully they will be able to determine the cause of its loss.[/size]




Rix Gins


Quote from: Uncle Duke on December 21, 2017, 07:37:29 AM
Australian WW1-era naval submarine HMAS AE-1 found - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42435428
Not exactly one hundred years ago, but within the scope of the thread.  The disappearance of this sub was one of the great mysteries of WWI, hopefully they will be able to determine the cause of its loss.
Thanks, Duke.  I don't know sea diving so is 984 feet a great depth?  I noticed that they kept the location of the sub a secret, and that's good.  I bet that with time, the Aussies will be able to revisit it and hopefully get a closer look.

GravitySucks

Quote from: Rix Gins on December 21, 2017, 03:57:03 PM
Thanks, Duke.  I don't know sea diving so is 984 feet a great depth?  I noticed that they kept the location of the sub a secret, and that's good.  I bet that with time, the Aussies will be able to revisit it and hopefully get a closer look.

Diving, and submersibles is greatly restricted by depth. 1 atmosphere (ATM) is 14.7 PSI. Sea water depth adds 1 ATM of pressure for every 33’ of depth (all approximations).

Recreational diving is limited to about 130’.  Technical divers using other gas mixtures can dive deeper but have to go through lengthy decompression stops on the way back up.

Today’s US Nuclear subs operational limits are classified, but the Ohio Class are listed as having a “Test Depth” of 850’. That means their normal operating depth is significantly less than that.

Remotely piloted vehicles can dive deeper because they don’t have a contained atmosphere. Deep submersibles (eg bathyscapes) do exist which can go much deeper, but these are very expensive and typically have low loiter times with small crew (1-2) sizes.

This mad man actually holds the record for Freediving. Diving without the aid of external air. 831’!!!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Nitsch

He actually fell asleep on the way back up but surfaced and had to undergo decompression sickness therapy.

Rix Gins





December 21, 1917.

Born:  Noah Petrovitch Adamia.  Russian sniper extraordinaire during WWII.


Some interesting facts:

1. Born in a small town in Russia and while impoverished, managed to attend high school before joining the Russian Navy.

2. Noah had a gift of being a natural sharpshooter so naturally, somewhere along the line he must have thought to himself,
"Ты что-то знаешь? Думаю, я научу себя тому, как быть снайпером."  (You know what?  I think I'd make a darn good sniper.)

3. He was such a good sniper that he was made an instructor and taught others how to do it. 

4. He fought at the Battle of Sevastopol where it is thought that he killed 300 Nazis...give or take a few.

5. Noah was killed during the Battle of Sevastopol and was given a top Naval military award that wasn't as prestigious as Russian Army awards.

6. There is a street in Russia named after him.

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Adamia


Noah Adamia
Public Domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Адамия_Ной_Петрович.jpg





Died: German painter Wilhelm Trübner.


Some interesting facts:

1. Wilhelm was trained to be a goldsmith before becoming a painter. 

2. His best known painting was one called The Death of Pope Alexander VI. 

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Trübner 

 
The Death of Pope Alexander VI
By Wilhelm Trübner - [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10442030 





Rix Gins


Quote from: GravitySucks on December 21, 2017, 04:09:16 PM
Diving, and submersibles is greatly restricted by depth. 1 atmosphere (ATM) is 14.7 PSI. Sea water depth adds 1 ATM of pressure for every 33’ of depth (all approximations).

Recreational diving is limited to about 130’.  Technical divers using other gas mixtures can dive deeper but have to go through lengthy decompression stops on the way back up.

Today’s US Nuclear subs operational limits are classified, but the Ohio Class are listed as having a “Test Depth” of 850’. That means their normal operating depth is significantly less than that.

Remotely piloted vehicles can dive deeper because they don’t have a contained atmosphere. Deep submersibles (eg bathyscapes) do exist which can go much deeper, but these are very expensive and typically have low loiter times with small crew (1-2) sizes.

This mad man actually holds the record for Freediving. Diving without the aid of external air. 831’!!!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Nitsch

He actually fell asleep on the way back up but surfaced and had to undergo decompression sickness therapy.
Well, that answered my question.  Not even that Herbert Nitsch dude will be diving down to check the sub out.  Thanks Gravity.

Rix Gins

From the Library of Congress.  The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, December 24, 1917.

BERNE ARRIVES FOR BIG MATCH TOMORROW

  William Berne, the great Russian Slavonian wrestler, arrived direct from the Los Angeles Athletic club last night, where he has been training for his match with Ajax's Masked Marvel, and states he is in the best of condition for his match tomorrow and expects to be returned the winner by Referee King Pierce in the big catch-as-catch-can match at the Airdome Christmas afternoon.

  The Masked Marvel, accompanied by his manager, Victor Ajax, and a retinue of trainers, will come over from Goldfield early tomorrow morning, and the final conference between the referee, both wrestlers and the Business Men's club will take place at noon, in order to thoroughly clear up any questions regarding the rules and to avoid any delay at the ringside.

  Both Kid Carter and George Pappas did their last gymnasium work yesterday afternoon and, with the exception of light road work today, they are now ready for the gong to start them on their way in the big 10 round boxing contest.

  Carter was so confident last night he would be returned the winner, he placed 100 of his own money in the hands of John Manion of the Cobweb to bet on himself.

  As practically all of the 300 ringside seats have been sold, the Business Men's club has arranged to place fifty reserved special chairs in the Airdome to take care of the out-of-town visitors and as many of the local fans as possible who failed to make their reservations earlier.

  Charles S. Moore and his Louvre entertainers will be on hand at 2 p.m. sharp to entertain the big crowd from the Airdome stage, while the Tonopah Military band will play a concert on the streets, commencing at 1 p.m. sharp, and also at the Airdome during the afternoon.

  Don't forget the doors open at 1 p.m. for the sale of general admission tickets and first come first served will be the motto. The first event, which will be the first fall in the big wrestling match, will be staged at 2:30 p. m. sharp and the boxing contest will follow immediately thereafter, and during the intermission between the first and second falls in the wrestling. Immediately after the fight the second and, if necessary, the third fall in the wrestling bout will take place.

  As Billy Jordan, the famous announcer, said: "Let 'er go!"


albrecht

Quote from: Rix Gins on December 24, 2017, 03:28:39 AM
From the Library of Congress.  The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, December 24, 1917.

BERNE ARRIVES FOR BIG MATCH TOMORROW

  William Berne, the great Russian Slavonian wrestler, arrived direct from the Los Angeles Athletic club last night, where he has been training for his match with Ajax's Masked Marvel, and states he is in the best of condition for his match tomorrow and expects to be returned the winner by Referee King Pierce in the big catch-as-catch-can match at the Airdome Christmas afternoon.

  The Masked Marvel, accompanied by his manager, Victor Ajax, and a retinue of trainers, will come over from Goldfield early tomorrow morning, and the final conference between the referee, both wrestlers and the Business Men's club will take place at noon, in order to thoroughly clear up any questions regarding the rules and to avoid any delay at the ringside.

  Both Kid Carter and George Pappas did their last gymnasium work yesterday afternoon and, with the exception of light road work today, they are now ready for the gong to start them on their way in the big 10 round boxing contest.

  Carter was so confident last night he would be returned the winner, he placed 100 of his own money in the hands of John Manion of the Cobweb* to bet on himself.

  As practically all of the 300 ringside seats have been sold, the Business Men's club has arranged to place fifty reserved special chairs in the Airdome to take care of the out-of-town visitors and as many of the local fans as possible who failed to make their reservations earlier.

  Charles S. Moore and his Louvre entertainers will be on hand at 2 p.m. sharp to entertain the big crowd from the Airdome stage, while the Tonopah Military band will play a concert on the streets, commencing at 1 p.m. sharp, and also at the Airdome during the afternoon.

  Don't forget the doors open at 1 p.m. for the sale of general admission tickets and first come first served will be the motto. The first event, which will be the first fall in the big wrestling match, will be staged at 2:30 p. m. sharp and the boxing contest will follow immediately thereafter, and during the intermission between the first and second falls in the wrestling. Immediately after the fight the second and, if necessary, the third fall in the wrestling bout will take place.

  As Billy Jordan, the famous announcer, said: "Let 'er go!"
I wonder if Billy, as announcers do today, had a copyright on his famous phrase: "Let 'er go!" ?" I can't wait for the match.

* this bears some more research. Who is this guy? And WHAT is the "cobweb?"

Rix Gins

Quote from: albrecht on December 24, 2017, 10:25:26 AM
I wonder if Billy, as announcers do today, had a copyright on his famous phrase: "Let 'er go!" ?" I can't wait for the match.

* this bears some more research. Who is this guy? And WHAT is the "cobweb?"

Here is a tidbit on Billy: http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Billy_Jordan

Pretty sure the Cobweb was a Tonopah tavern.

albrecht

Quote from: Rix Gins on December 24, 2017, 10:54:13 AM
Here is a tidbit on Billy: http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Billy_Jordan

Pretty sure the Cobweb was a Tonopah tavern.
Ha. Made a fortune in Japan and lost it all. Colorful character, it would seem.

Re: Cobweb. I was hoping some kind of underground betting criminal syndicate, maybe associated with the Black Hand or some Chinese Tong. Alas...

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