Historiador dels esports de combat i artista marcial
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
Com he escrit en diversos posts, els millors boxejadors de pes pesat entre 1900 i 1919 van ser els boxejadors afroamericans obligats a lluitar entre ells per la “Campionat de colors”. Fins i tot després que el gran Jack Johnson finalment trenqués la línia de color i guanyés el Campionat Mundial de Pes Pesat, només defensaria el títol davant dels contendents blancs. As a result, els desafiadors més durs
També conegut a El Cardenal Dormir, Sherlock Holmes’ Hora Fatal (1931) és la primera pel · lícula de Sherlock Holmes protagonitzada per Arthur Wontner en el paper principal. La pel · lícula tracta d'un home jove, qui ha estat enganyant al pont per recuperar la seva riquesa perduda. Professor Moriarty utilitza la informació en un intent de fer xantatge al jove Ronald Adair, interpretat per Leslie Perrins.
Al novembre 10, 1924, Sra. A.W. Stickney estava deixant el St. Louis Country Club, quan se li van acostar dos homes afroamericans. L'home de pell més clara li va dir a la Sra. Stickney li donaria les joies o se les prendria. Fearing for her safety, Sra. Stickney va lliurar a l'home les seves joies, valorat en $17,000.00, i $85.00 in cash. Sra.
Sam McVey would win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship in an era where the three best fighters were black and frozen out of the title picture. He started 1903 out so well, he would put pressure on World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries to give him a match. Jeffries refused to break the “color line” by giving a
Al setembre 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
Al novembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 anys d'edat. Mace was world champion from 1860 to 1862 and again from 1866 to 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 to 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
Al setembre 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. Per anys, 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 i 126 lliures, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Al juliol 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
A l'agost 26, 1886, Evan “Estrangulador” 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. Almenys això era el que vaig pensar inicialment i la majoria dels historiadors han citat. Modern