Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Chester Gould created the Dick Tracy comic strip in 1931. Originally published through the Detroit Metro, the strip moved to the Chicago Tribune where it made the paper and Gould rich through syndication. It was only a matter of time before Dick Tracy made his debut on the silver screen. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials
Soos ek in verskeie plasings geskryf het, die beste swaargewigboksers tussen 1900 en 1919 was die Afro-Amerikaanse boksers gedwing om mekaar te veg vir die “Kleurlingkampioenskap”. Selfs ná die groot Jack Johnson het uiteindelik die kleurlyn gebreek en die Wêreld-swaargewigkampioenskap gewen, hy sou die titel net teen wit aanspraakmakers verdedig. As a result, die moeilikste uitdagers
Ook bekend na die slapende kardinaal, Sherlock Holmes’ Noodlottige Uur (1931) is die eerste Sherlock Holmes film hoofrol Arthur Wontner in die titelrol. Die film handel oor 'n jong man, wat is bedrog by die brug sy verlore rykdom te herwin. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Op November 10, 1924, Mev. A.W. Stickney was besig om die St. Louis Buiteklub, toe sy deur twee Afro-Amerikaanse mans genader is. Die ligter vel het aan mev. Stickney om haar juwele om te draai of hy sal dit by haar neem. Fearing for her safety, Mev. Stickney het haar juweliersware aan die man gegee, gewaardeer op $17,000.00, en $85.00 in cash. Mev.
Sam McVey sou wen die Wêreld Gekleurde Swaargewig Boks Kampioenskap in 'n era waar die drie beste vegters was swart en bevrore uit die titel prentjie. Hy het begin 1903 so goed, Hy sal druk op wêreld swaargewig boks kampioen James J. Jeffries te gee hom 'n wedstryd. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
Op September 15, 1887, a muscular man stood in the First District Police Court listening to Judge Cady. As he looked out between eyes almost swollen shut and a busted lip, he waited to see if justice would be done. It was as Judge Cady told the beaten man, “$10 fine for disturbing the peace. $100 for resisting arrest. You
Op November 30, 1910, verslae kom uit Engeland dat die voormalige wêreld swaargewig Prizefighting Kampioen Jem Mace by gesterf het 79 jaar oud. Foelie was wêreldkampioen uit 1860 te 1862 en weer vanaf 1866 te 1876. Na bewering verdien 'n miljoen dollar in 'n loopbaan wat gestrek 1857 te 1909, Jem Mace brandarm gesterf. He was laid to rest
Op September 15, 1919, St. Louis citizens woke up to read about the death of one of their oldest citizens, Alexander Baptiste. Just a few months before his 101st or 102nd birthday depending on which source you believed, Alexander Baptiste passed away from intestinal disease. Vir jare, Alexander was known as one of the fittest St. Louisans. An early advocate
“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 en 126 pond, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Op Julie 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Augustus 26, 1886, Evan “Worger” Lewis met the British Wrestling Champion Tom Cannon in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the legitimate wrestling era, other wrestlers feared the powerful Lewis because of his stranglehold. Lewis employed a carotid arterial strangle known as the rear naked choke in Judo. Ten minste was dit wat ek oorspronklik gedink het en die meeste historici het aangehaal. Moderne