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“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, Ст. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 години. They replaced him with Desmond’s ex-assistant James Smith, who was dismissed by the previous board. How did one of the greatest, if not the greatest, detectives in
The powerful William Muldoon was considered invincible as Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion. Only one man seriously challenged Muldoon during his dominant reign. The 165-pound Clarence Whistler consistently gave Muldoon his toughest challenges. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Ноември 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California in one of their several matches. William Muldoon was almost a head taller and weighed
Чарли Чен на восочен музеј (1940) глуми Сидни TOLER како Чарли Чан е мојот омилен Чарли Чен филм. Чарли Чен е во потрага по убиецот во восочен музеј. Музејот восок е фронт за пластичен хирург, кои го менува изгледот на сакав криминалци за цена. Хирургот д-р. Крем, played by C. Хенри Гордон, also
Fred Beell developed a reputation in the early 20th Century as a powerful and dangerous wrestler. His reputation was not built by his 1903 campaign. Beell suffered as many high-profile defeats as victories. Beell started well in April 1903, when he defeated St. Paul AAU Wrestling Champion James McAuley. McAuley won the first fall in 22 минути. Beell won the
Joe Acton was one of England’s best wrestlers during the 19th Century. 151-pound Acton went through England’s middleweight ranks before plowing through the heavyweights. After beating the best England had to offer including Tom Cannon, Acton decided to test his abilities in the United States. Joe Acton settled in Philadelphia at Arthur Chamber’s Champions Rest during the summer months of
Во текот на 19 век, и борците за награди и двобојниците ги искористија островите со песок во реката Мисисипи, околу Св. Louis, Мисури, да одржуваат наградни борби или дуели. Властите се намуртеа во дуелите до смрт на која било локација. Сепак, И Илиноис и Мисури, исто така, ја забранија борбата со награди. Крвавиот остров во средината на реката Мисисипи северно од центарот на градот Св.
Frank Gotch holds the title of America’s greatest legitimate professional wrestler. Gotch competed in mostly legitimate contests with a few pre-arranged or “worked” matches thrown in the mix. Со 1904 или 1905, no one could really beat Gotch unless he allowed it. In the early years of his career, Gotch was not so dominant. He dropped matches to his mentor,
Од јануари 10, 1940, Rowland V. Lee released his low-budget feature film The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) through United Artists. Rowland V. Lee started directing films in 1920 and would make 59 films before retiring in 1945. Во овој филм, Louis Hayward plays The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmund Dantes, Jr. The Count inherits his father’s money and the
Во понеделник, Мај 30, 1892, големиот Питер Џексон боксираше меч со ракавици со поранешниот штитеник Френк Славин. И двајцата живееле и се бореле во Австралија, иако интересот на обожавателите го натера Џексон да го обиколи светот за да ги искористи финансиските можности во САД и Англија. Како во Австралија, Џексон често наоѓаше бели боксери кои не се подготвени да се борат со него. Малкумина
St. Louis, at the beginning of the 20th Century, had a prominent professional boxing scene. Abe Attell, although born in San Francisco, was based in St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell defended his World Featherweight Boxing Championship against frequent rival Harry Forbes. Forbes was also a regular on the St. Louis boxing scene. Forbes defeated Danny Dougherty for the