Two Ruffians Beat Officer

老STL-警察徽章

上週四, 九月 9, 1875, 喬治· “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. 嘗試非法付款後, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, 分配給

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Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

john-mcmahon

三月 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. The last fall would be decided via what The New York

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Ambush Kills Beat Officer

威廉·H·安德森

54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 歲月. 分配到天然橋和范德芬特大道附近的節奏, 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, 安德森警官正在范德芬特以南的地方行走

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約翰遜擊敗麥克維

傑克·約翰遜

上週四, 二月 26, 1903, 傑克·約翰遜 (Jack Johnson) 對陣不敗的薩姆·麥克維 (Sam McVey),衛冕了世界有色人種重量級拳擊冠軍. 麥克維帶來了 6-0 冠軍賽中六次淘汰賽的紀錄. 由於拳擊推廣者拒絕讓黑人拳擊手參加世界重量級拳擊錦標賽, 世紀之交最優秀的拳擊手為世界有色人種而戰

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