Kampfsporthistoriker und Kampfkünstler
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
Wie ich in mehreren Beiträgen geschrieben habe, die besten Schwergewichtsboxer dazwischen 1900 und 1919 wurden die afroamerikanischen Boxer gezwungen, gegeneinander zu kämpfen “Farbige Meisterschaft”. Auch nachdem der großartige Jack Johnson endlich die Farbgrenze durchbrochen und die Weltmeisterschaft im Schwergewicht gewonnen hatte, er würde den Titel nur gegen weiße Konkurrenten verteidigen. As a result, die härtesten Herausforderer
Auch bekannt bei The Sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) ist der erste Sherlock-Holmes-Film mit Arthur Wontner in der Titelrolle. Der Film bezieht sich auf einen jungen Mann,, , die an der Brücke betrogen hat, um seinen verlorenen Reichtum wieder. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
On November 10, 1924, Frau. A.W. Stickney verließ das St. Louis Country Club, als sie von zwei afroamerikanischen Männern angesprochen wurde. Der hellhäutigere Mann erzählte Mrs. Stickney solle ihre Juwelen abgeben, sonst würde er sie ihr wegnehmen. Fearing for her safety, Frau. Stickney reichte dem Mann ihren Schmuck, bewertet bei $17,000.00, und $85.00 in cash. Frau.
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
On 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
On November 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 Jahren. 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
On 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. Jahrelang, 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 und 126 Pfund, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Im Juli 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
August 26, 1886, Evan “Würger” 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. Zumindest dachte ich das ursprünglich und die meisten Historiker haben es zitiert. Modern