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Stumpy Creek Park
Stumpy may refer to: As a nickname or stage name: * Charles Bartlett (American football) (1899–1965), American college football player * Stumpy Cromer (died 2013), American comedian and dancer, of the Stump and Stumpy entertainment duo (see below) * Eddie Hartman, the first Stumpy in the Stump and Stumpy dance/comedy/acting duo of the mid-1930s to the 1950s * Stumpy Malarkey, one of the founders of the Gopher Gang, a New York City street gang * Steve Thomas (ice hockey) (born 1963), retired National Hockey League player and current assistant coach * Stumpy Thomason (1906–1989), American National Football League quarterback * Herb Turner (1921–2002), Australian rules footballer Entertainment: * ''Stumpy'' (album), released by the New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs in 1996 * Stumpy, a character in the Western '' Rio Bravo (film)'', played by Walter Brennan * a character in '' Willow and Stumpy'', British animated television series Other uses: * Stumpy (mascot) The 2011 ICC Cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Bartlett (American Football)
Charles Henry "Stumpy" Bartlett (June 14, 1899 – March 29, 1965) was a college football player. Early years Bartlett was from Marlin, Texas. University of Alabama Bartlett was a prominent halfback and quarterback for Xen C. Scott's Alabama Crimson Tide football teams of the University of Alabama. 1922 Bartlett starred in the first ever meeting against the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels in 1922. Alabama won 41–0 before 3,000 fans at Tuscaloosa.1922 Season Recap Bartlett scored five of their six touchdowns in the victory. He scored touchdowns on a 26-yard run in the first, a 15-yard reception from Hulet Whitaker in the second, and on a pair of runs in the third and one in the fourth. In the tie against Sewanee, Bartlett threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Allen MacCartee. The upset of Penn 9–7 on November 4 was the highlight of the year. Alabama's own website has this account of the winning drive: "Alabama came back strong in the second quarter on the back of leader Charles Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stumpy Cromer
Harold J. Cromer (January 22, 1921 in New York City – June 8, 2013) was a vaudeville, vaudevillian, Master of Ceremony, Hoofer, Choreographer, and Comedian. He was known as Stumpy in the dance/comedy/acting duo Stump and Stumpy. Biography Born in the early 1920s in Manhattan, Harold grew up in Hell's Kitchen, New York. His father, William Cromer (a longshoreman worker) and mother, Hattie Bell DeWalt, were born in Newberry, South Carolina, Newberry, South Carolina. Cromer was a self-taught dancer who was known early on for tapping on roller skates. It's noted Harold was inspired after seeing a movie of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Bill Bo Jangles Robinson tapping down a flight of stairs. As a teenager, Harold earned a role on Broadway in the 1939 Cole Porter musical, “Du Barry Was a Lady,” starring Ethel Merman, Bert Lahr, and Betty Grable. Following a long road tour, Cromer returned to Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre to perform in Richard Kollmar's musicaEarly to Bed1943), with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stump And Stumpy
Stump and Stumpy were a tap dance/comedy/acting duo popular from the mid-1930s to the 1950s, consisting of James "Stump" Cross, and either Eddie Hartman or Harold J. Cromer as "Stumpy". Their act was mostly jazz tap, and comedy expressed through song and movement. History James "Jimmy" Cross and Edward "Eddie" Hartman traveled around the United States, managed by Nat Nazarro, on what was often called the "Black Vaudeville" circuit. On the circuit, Cross met Norma Catherine Greve, with whom he had a daughter, June Cross (born in 1954). Cross was cast in the United States Army's ''This Is the Army'' (1943) film, with William Wycoff as his "partner". Stump and Stumpy's first big success was appearing in the movie ''Boarding House Blues'' (1948), after which Hartman had become unreliable as a performer and was replaced with Cromer. Appearances *Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, Cab Calloway headlining (May 17–23, 1940) *Flatbush Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, Duke Ellington headl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stumpy Malarkey
Stumpy may refer to: As a nickname or stage name: * Charles Bartlett (American football) (1899–1965), American college football player * Stumpy Cromer (died 2013), American comedian and dancer, of the Stump and Stumpy entertainment duo (see below) * Eddie Hartman, the first Stumpy in the Stump and Stumpy dance/comedy/acting duo of the mid-1930s to the 1950s * Stumpy Malarkey, one of the founders of the Gopher Gang, a New York City street gang * Steve Thomas (ice hockey) (born 1963), retired National Hockey League player and current assistant coach * Stumpy Thomason (1906–1989), American National Football League quarterback * Herb Turner (1921–2002), Australian rules footballer Entertainment: * ''Stumpy'' (album), released by the New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs in 1996 * Stumpy, a character in the Western '' Rio Bravo (film)'', played by Walter Brennan * a character in ''Willow and Stumpy ''Willow and Stumpy'' is an animated feature on the Sky Sports TV channel in the United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopher Gang
The Gopher Gang was an early 20th-century New York street gang who counted among its members Goo Goo Knox, James "Biff" Ellison, and Owney Madden, born in England of Irish ancestry. Based in the Irish neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, the Gopher Gang grew to control most of Manhattan with their territory covering Fourth to Forty-Second Street and Seventh to Eleventh Avenue. History Origins and early years The Gopher Gang formed from various local street gangs in the 1890s, numbering around 500 members, into what later became a committee including Marty Brennan, Stumpy Malarkey, and Newburg Gallegher. The committee met semi-regularly at their headquarters known as Battle Row, a saloon owned by Mallet Murphy, to discuss robberies and divide profits from Manhattan bordellos and illegal gambling operations. Asbury, Herbert. ''The Gangs of New York''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. (pg. 235, 321-322) Murder of William Lennon Gallagher became involved in a three-year feud with lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Thomas (ice Hockey)
Stephen Antony "Stumpy" Thomas (born July 15, 1963) is a British-born Canadian former ice hockey right winger who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Detroit Red Wings. Playing career Thomas was born in Stockport, England but was raised in Markham, Ontario, Canada where he attended Markham District High School. As he often coasted in school on his hockey skills, he once had a teacher tell him to "smarten up, Steve; hockey can only take you so far". He played junior hockey for the Toronto Marlboros of the OHL (he was the last original Toronto Marlboro to make it to the Maple Leafs of the NHL). Prior to playing in the NHL, Thomas won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award in 1985 as the top rookie in the American Hockey League, while playing for the St. Catharines Saints. Thomas went undrafted after his junior career but signed as a Free Agent wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stumpy Thomason
John Griffin "Stumpy" Thomason (February 24, 1906 – April 30, 1989) was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the 1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhan ... national champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, in the backfield with Warner Mizell. Thomason was All-Southern in 1927. References External links Stumpy Thomason's obituary* 1906 births 1989 deaths Players of American football from Atlanta American football running backs Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players Philadelphia Eagles players All-Southern college football players {{runningback-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Turner
William Herbert Turner (6 July 1921 – 24 February 2002) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nicknamed "Stumpy", Turner was a dual premiership player at Carlton. He could play in the midfield or up forward. Turner also played first-class cricket with Victoria for whom he was a left-handed batsman and made 96 on debut against Western Australia at the MCG in 1948. In all he made 632 runs in his first-class career at an average of 33.26. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria first-class cricketers. The Victoria cricket team have played first-class cricket since 1851, when they played the Tasmania cricket team at Launceston. Below is a chronological list of cricketers to have represented Vi ... References External links *Blueseum [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stumpy (album)
Stumpy is an album by New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs Tall Dwarfs are a New Zealand rock band formed in 1981 by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate, who helped pioneer the lo-fi style of rock music. The duo were former members of Toy Love. The band lacked a drummer, but would use household objects and han ... released in 1996. The album is officially credited to the "International Tall Dwarfs", because sounds on cassette by 16 home tapers from around the globe were used to create the music, including CJA. All songs were written by Bathgate and Knox. Track listing #"Swan Song" #"They Like You, Undone" #"The Green, Green Grass Of Someone Else's Home" #"The Severed Head Of Julio" #"Crocodile" #"Macramé" #"Song Of The Jealous Lover" #"Honey, I'm Home" #"Jesus The Beast" #"Cruising With Cochran" #"Things" #"Mojave" #"Box Of Aroma" #"Ghost Town" #"Deep-Fried" #"Disoriented Bodgie" #"And That's Not All!!" #"Pull The Thread Unravel Me #"Dessicated" #"Albumen" #"Two Minds" #"Up" Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Bravo (film)
''Rio Bravo'' is a 1959 American Western film directed and produced by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond. Written by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett, based on the short story "Rio Bravo" by B. H. McCampbell, the film stars Wayne as a Texan sheriff who arrests the brother of a powerful local rancher for murder and then has to hold the man in jail until a U.S. Marshal can arrive. With the help of a cripple, a drunk and a young gunfighter, they hold off the rancher's gang. ''Rio Bravo'' was filmed on location at Old Tucson Studios outside Tucson, Arizona, in Technicolor. In 2014, ''Rio Bravo'' was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Plot Joe Burdette, the spoiled younger brother of wealthy land baron Nathan Burdette, taunts town drunk Dude by tossing money into a spittoon. The sheriff, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willow And Stumpy
''Willow and Stumpy'' is an animated feature on the Sky Sports TV channel in the United Kingdom. It is accessible using the Red Button (Digital Television), red button on the remote control when Live Cricket is being shown. The feature is designed to aid understanding of the rules of cricket, often using diagrams as a visual aid. Willow, the seasoned cricket bat, answers questions put by the younger, more naïve Stumpy, who is one of the stump (cricket)#Part of the wicket, stumps. Episodes Individual episodes of ''Willow and Stumpy'' explain the following aspects of cricket: dc3d.co.uk * Fielding (cricket), Silly Mid-off * Nightwatchman (cricket), Night Watchman * No Ball * Googly, The Googly * Fielding (cricket), Legside Offside * Cricket ball, The Ball * Crease (cricket), The Crease * Extra (cricket), Extras * Cricket field, Roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stumpy (mascot)
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and for the first time in Bangladesh. India national cricket team, India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil. India's Yuvraj Singh was declared the man of the tournament. This was the first time in World Cup history that two Asian teams had appeared in the final. It was also the first time since the 1992 Cricket World Cup, 1992 World Cup that the final match did not feature Australia national cricket team, Australia. Fourteen national cricket teams took part in this tournament, including 10 List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members, full members and four ICC associate membership, associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The 2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony, opening cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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