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“For the good of the department”. With those 6 words, San. Louis Board of Police Commissioners removed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond from the position he held for 17 snin. 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. Raġel wieħed biss sfida serjament lil Muldoon matul ir-renju dominanti tiegħu. Clarence Whistler ta’ 165 libbra konsistentement ta lil Muldoon l-aktar sfidi iebsa tiegħu. Muldoon and Whistler met on Thursday, Novembru 1, 1883 in San Francisco, California f’waħda mid-diversi logħbiet tagħhom. William Muldoon kien kważi ras aktar għoli u miżun
Charlie Chan fil-Mużew Wax (1940) starring Sidney TOLER bħala Charlie Chan huwa favorit film Charlie Chan tiegħi. Charlie Chan huwa tiftix għal assassini fil-mużew xama. Il-mużew xama hija fuq quddiem għal kirurgu tal-plastik, li bidliet l-apparenza tal-kriminali mfittxija għal prezz. The surgeon Dr. Cream, played by C. Henry Gordon, wkoll
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 minuti. Beell rebaħ il-
Joe Acton kien wieħed mill-aqwa lottaturi tal-Ingilterra matul is-Seklu 19. 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
Matul is-seklu 19, kemm prizefighters kif ukoll dulists ħadu vantaġġ mill-gżejjer sandbar fix-Xmara Mississippi, madwar St. Louis, Missouri, li jorganizza prizefights jew duelli. L-awtoritajiet ħarġu ħarsa lejn id-duelli għall-mewt fi kwalunkwe post. Madankollu, kemm Illinois kif ukoll Missouri pprojbixxew ukoll il-ġlied tal-premjijiet. Bloody Island f’nofs ix-Xmara Mississippi eżatt fit-tramuntana ta’ Downtown St.
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. Billi 1904 jew 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,
Fuq Jannar 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. F'dan il-film, Louis Hayward plays The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmund Dantes, Jr. Il-Konti jiret il-flus ta’ missieru u l-
Nhar it-Tnejn, Mejju 30, 1892, il-kbir Peter Jackson boxed bout gloved mal-ex protégé Frank Slavin. Iż-żewġt irġiel għexu u ġġieldu fl-Awstralja, għalkemm l-interess tal-partitarji wassal lil Jackson biex idur id-dinja biex jieħu vantaġġ mill-opportunitajiet finanzjarji fl-Istati Uniti u l-Ingilterra. Bħal fl-Awstralja, Jackson spiss sab boxers bojod mhux lesti jiġġielduh. Ftit
St. Louis, fil-bidu tas-Seklu 20, kellu xena prominenti tal-boxing professjonali. Abe Attell, għalkemm imwieled f'San Francisco, kienet ibbażata St. Louis. On February 1, 1904, Attell iddefenda l-Kampjonat Dinji tal-Boxing Featherweight tiegħu kontra r-rivali frekwenti Harry Forbes. Forbes kienet ukoll regolari fuq is-St. Louis xena tal-boksing. Forbes għeleb lil Danny Dougherty għall-