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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
Nagu olen mitmes postituses kirjutanud, vahel parimad raskekaalu poksijad 1900 ja 1919 olid Aafrika-Ameerika poksijad sunnitud omavahel võitlema “Värvilised meistrivõistlused”. Isegi pärast seda, kui suurepärane Jack Johnson lõpuks värvijoone murdis ja raskekaalu maailmameistritiitli võitis, ta kaitseks tiitlit ainult valgete kandidaatide vastu. Tulemusena, kõige karmimad väljakutsujad
Ka teada Magamiskotid Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatal Hour (1931) on esimene Sherlock Holmes filmi peaosas Arthur Wontner nimiosa. Film puudutab noormehe, kes on petmine silla taastada oma kaotatud rikkuse. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
On November 10, 1924, Pr. A.W. Stickney lahkusin St. Louis Country Club, kui ta oli pöördunud kaks afroameerika meeste. Kergem nülitud mees ütles proua. Stickney keerata oma juveele või ta võtaks neid oma. Kartes tema ohutuse, Pr. Stickney ulatas mees tema ehteid, väärtuseks $17,000.00, ja $85.00 in cash. Pr.
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. Sa
On November 30, 1910, aruanded tuli Inglismaalt, et endine maailma raskekaalu prizefighting Champion Jem Mace suri kell 79 aastat. Mace oli maailmameister alates 1860 kuni 1862 ja uuesti 1866 kuni 1876. Pärast väidetavalt teenida miljon dollarit karjääri, mis kestis 1857 kuni 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. Juba aastaid, 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 ja 126 naela, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Juulil 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
August 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” Lewis kohtus Briti maadlus Champion Tom Cannon 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. Vähemalt nii ma algselt arvasin ja enamik ajaloolasi on seda tsiteerinud. Kaasaegne