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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
Kao što sam napisao u nekoliko postova, najbolji boksači u teškoj kategoriji između 1900 i 1919 jesu li afroamerički boksači bili prisiljeni međusobno se boriti za “Prvenstvo u boji”. Čak i nakon što je sjajni Jack Johnson napokon probio liniju boja i osvojio Svjetsko prvenstvo u teškoj kategoriji, naslov bi branio samo protiv bijelih pretendenata. As a result, najteži izazivači
Poznat po The Sleeping kardinala, Sherlock Holmes’ Fatalna Sat (1931) je prvi Sherlock Holmes film u kojem glumi Arthura Wontner u naslovnoj ulozi. Film se odnosi na mladića, koji je varao na mostu povratiti svoje izgubljene bogatstvo. Professor Moriarty uses the information in an attempt to blackmail the young man Ronald Adair, portrayed by Leslie Perrins.
Studeni 10, 1924, Gospođa. A.W. Stickney je napuštao St. Louis Country Club, kad su joj prišla dva Afroamerikanca. Muškarac svjetlije puti rekao je gđi. Stickneyju da preda svoje dragulje ili bi joj ih uzeo. Fearing for her safety, Gospođa. Stickney je čovjeku pružila svoj nakit, procijenjen na $17,000.00, i $85.00 in cash. Gospođa.
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
Studeni 30, 1910, Izvješća došao iz Engleske da je bivši svjetski prvak u teškoj kategoriji profesionalni boks Jem Mace je umro na 79 godina. Mace je svjetski prvak iz 1860 to 1862 i opet iz 1866 to 1876. Nakon što je navodno zaradio milijun dolara u karijeri koja je trajala 1857 to 1909, Jem Mace umro bez novca. 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. Godinama, 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 funti, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. On July 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Kolovoza 26, 1886, Evan “Davitelj” 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. Barem sam tako prvotno mislio i većina povjesničara citirala. Moderno