Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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On Thursday, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. Legez kanpoko ordainketa egiten saiatu ondoren, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, du esleitu

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Old School St. Louis Criminals

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For the Sunday, Ekaina 24, 1900 St edizioa. Louis Errepublika, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. After 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Desmond buruzagiak deitoratu zuen ikusten ari zen indarkeria gero eta handiagoa izan zela

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Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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Martxoan 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. Azken udazkena The New York-en bidez erabakiko litzateke

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Ambush Kills Beat Officer

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54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 urte. Natural Bridge eta Vandeventer etorbideetatik gertu dagoen beat batean esleituta, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, Anderson ofiziala Vandeventerren hegoaldetik zihoan

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Boxeoak borroka legitimoan duen eragina

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1910eko hamarkadan, Borroka profesional estatubatuarra betirako mugitu zen legezko borroka-lehiaketetatik aurrez antolatutako erakusketetara. Zaleen interesa, promotoreen kontrolak eta borrokalarien higadura gutxiagok zeresana izan zuten trantsizio honetan. Presioaz gutxiago hitz egiten zen beste kiroletik kanpo zegoen. mendearen aurretik, boxeo profesionala legez kanpokoa zen Estatu Batuetan. Uharkadi biluzik

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Johnson Outpoints McVey

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On Thursday, Otsaila 26, 1903, Jack Johnsonek bere munduko pisu astuneko boxeo txapelketa defendatu zuen Sam McVey garaitu gabekoaren aurka. McVeyk bat ekarri zuen 6-0 errekorra sei kanporaketarekin txapelketako partidan. Boxeo sustatzaileek borrokalari beltzei munduko pisu astuneko boxeo txapelketarako lehiatzen uzteari uko egin ziotenez, mendearen amaierako boxeolari onenak World Colored-en alde borrokatu ziren

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