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 vuotta. Assigned to a beat near Natural Bridge and Vandeventer Avenues, 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, Officer Anderson was walking on Vandeventer just south of

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Nyrkkeilyn vaikutus lailliseen painiin

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1910-luvulla, Amerikkalainen ammattipaini siirtyi pysyvästi laillisista painikilpailuista ennalta järjestettyihin näyttelyihin. Fanien kiinnostus, promoottorin hallinta ja painijoiden vähemmän kuluminen vaikuttivat kaikki tähän siirtymiseen. Toinen vähemmän puhuttu paine oli itse urheilun ulkopuolella. Ennen 1900-lukua, ammattinyrkkeily oli laitonta Yhdysvalloissa. Paljas rystys

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Johnson ohittaa McVeyn

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Torstaina, Helmikuu 26, 1903, Jack Johnson puolusti värillisen raskaansarjan nyrkkeilyn maailmanmestaruutta voittamatonta Sam McVeyta vastaan. McVey toi a 6-0 ennätys kuudella tyrmäyksellä mestaruusottelussa. Koska nyrkkeilypromoottorit kieltäytyivät päästämästä mustia taistelijoita kilpailemaan raskaansarjan nyrkkeilyn maailmanmestaruudesta, vuosisadan vaihteen parhaat nyrkkeilijät taistelivat World Coloredin puolesta

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Kuitenkin, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Ammattitaistelut 1800-luvulla nauttivat huonosta maineesta sen ulkopuolella

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Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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Before he was promoted to Special Officer, St. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, Kivet hyökkäsi

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 vuotta, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley “The Michigan Assassin” Ketchel was exhausted. Ketchel took a vacation on the Missouri ranch of his friend Colonel R. P. Dickerson in an attempt to regain his strength and enthusiasm for fighting. Ketchel never returned from vacation as he was shot and killed at

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Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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Maaliskuun 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in

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