היסטוריון ספורט קרבי ואמן לחימה
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
As I have written in several posts, the best heavyweight boxers between 1900 ו - 1919 were the African-American boxers forced to fight each other for the “Colored Championship”. Even after the great Jack Johnson finally broke the color line and won the World Heavyweight Championship, he would only defend the title against white contenders. כתוצאה מכך, the toughest challengers
ידוע גם בקרדינל השינה, שרלוק הולמס’ שעה קטלנית (1931) הוא הסרט הראשון שרלוק הולמס בכיכובו של ארתור Wontner בתפקיד הראשי. הסרט עוסק באדם צעיר, שכבר בוגד בגשר כדי להחזיר את עושרו האבוד. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
בנובמבר 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Stickney was leaving the St. Louis Country Club, when she was approached by two African-American men. The lighter skinned man told Mrs. Stickney to turn over her jewels or he would take them from her. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Stickney handed the man her jewelry, valued at $17,000.00, ו - $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
סם מקווים היו לזכות באליפות האיגרוף במשקל כבד העולם צבעוני בעידן שבו שלושת הלוחמים הטובים ביותר היו שחורים וקפוא מחוץ לתמונת הכותרת. הוא התחיל 1903 את כל כך טוב, הוא היה להפעיל לוחץ על העולם במשקל כבד אגרוף האלוף ג'יימס J. ג'פריס לתת לו משחק. ג'פריס סרב לשבור “קו צבע” 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
בנובמבר 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 גיל. Mace was world champion from 1860 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1862 and again from 1866 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "787" = bbox_w "796" = bbox_h "12" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = " 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
On September 15, 1919, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "971" = bbox_w "2027" = bbox_h "13" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". 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. במשך שנים, 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 ו - 126 קילו, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. בחודש יולי 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
On August 26, 1886, אוון “<תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "976" = bbox_w "1948" = bbox_h "52" = fsize "19" = fweight "13" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "” 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. לפחות זה מה שחשבתי במקור ורוב ההיסטוריונים ציטטו. מוֹדֶרנִי