Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Chester Gould nilikha ang Dick Tracy comic strip sa 1931. Orihinal na nai-publish sa pamamagitan ng Detroit Metro, strip inilipat sa Chicago Tribune kung saan ito ginawa ang papel at Gould mayaman sa pamamagitan ng syndication. Ito ay lamang ng isang bagay ng oras bago Dick Tracy ginawa ang kanyang debut sa screen pilak. Ralph Byrd played Dick Tracy in four 15 chapter serials
Tulad ng naisulat ko sa ilang mga post, ang pinakamahusay na mabibigat na boksingero sa pagitan 1900 at 1919 ay ang mga African-American boxers na pinilit na labanan ang isa't isa para sa “May-kulay na Championship”. Kahit na matapos ang mahusay na Jack Johnson sa wakas ay sinira ang linya ng kulay at nanalo sa World Heavyweight Championship, ipagtatanggol lang niya ang titulo laban sa mga white contenders. Bilang isang resulta, ang pinakamahirap na humahamon
Kilala rin sa The sleeping Cardinal, Sherlock Holmes’ Malalang Oras (1931) ay ang unang Sherlock Holmes pelikula paglalagay ng star Arthur Wontner sa papel pamagat. Film Ang silbi sa isang binata, sino ay Pandaraya sa tulay upang makuhang muli ang kanyang nawalang kayamanan. Propesor Moriarty ay gumagamit ng impormasyon sa pagtatangkang pangunguwalta sa pamamagitan ng pananakot ang binata Ronald Adair, portrayed sa pamamagitan ng Leslie Perrins.
Noong Nobyembre 10, 1924, Mrs. A.W. Aalis si Stickney sa St. Louis Country Club, nang lapitan siya ng dalawang African-American na lalaki. Sinabi ng lalaking mas maputi ang balat kay Mrs. Stickney upang ibalik ang kanyang mga hiyas o kunin niya ang mga ito mula sa kanya. Fearing for her safety, Mrs. Inabot ni Stickney sa lalaki ang kanyang alahas, pinahahalagahan sa $17,000.00, at $85.00 in cash. Mrs.
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
Sa Septyembre 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. Ka
Noong Nobyembre 30, 1910, reports came from England that former World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion Jem Mace had died at 79 taong gulang. Mace was world champion from 1860 upang 1862 and again from 1866 upang 1876. After reportedly earning a million dollars in a career that spanned 1857 upang 1909, Jem Mace died penniless. He was laid to rest
Sa Septyembre 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. Para sa mga taon, 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 at 126 pounds, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Sa Hulyo 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at
Sa Agosto 26, 1886, Evan “Strangler” 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. Hindi bababa sa iyon ang orihinal na naisip ko at sinipi ng karamihan sa mga istoryador. Moderno