Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 anni. Assegnato a una zona vicino a Natural Bridge e Vandeventer Avenue, 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, L'agente Anderson stava camminando su Vandeventer, appena a sud di
Negli anni '10, Il wrestling professionistico americano passò definitivamente da gare di wrestling legittime a esibizioni prestabilite. Interesse dei tifosi, il controllo del promotore e la minore usura dei lottatori hanno giocato un ruolo in questa transizione. Un’altra pressione di cui si parla meno era quella esterna allo sport stesso. Prima del 20° secolo, la boxe professionistica era illegale negli Stati Uniti. Nocca nuda
Giovedi ', Febbraio 26, 1903, Jack Johnson ha difeso il suo campionato mondiale di boxe dei pesi massimi colorati contro l'imbattuto Sam McVey. McVey ha portato una media di battuta di 6-0 record con sei ko nella partita di campionato. Dal momento che i promotori della boxe si sono rifiutati di lasciare che i combattenti neri competessero per il campionato mondiale di boxe dei pesi massimi, i migliori pugili all'inizio del secolo combattevano per il mondo colorato
Paul Pons was a French Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion. He was good enough to give George Hackenschmidt a run for his money in several tournaments. Tuttavia, when he came to Chicago in 1900, he was “defeated” by a local wrestler. The circumstances of the loss leave a lot to be desired. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Uno
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. Tuttavia, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. I combattimenti professionali nel 19 ° secolo godevano di una scarsa reputazione al di fuori di
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 aggredito
RKO Pictures ha portato il personaggio dei fumetti di Dick Tracy sul grande schermo dicembre 1, 1945. Mentre il film è sicuramente un “B” pellicola vuole essere in primo luogo sul doppio disegno di legge, ancora sarebbe stato di interesse per i tanti fan del fumetto popolare. Chester Gould ha creato la striscia di ottobre 1931 for the Detroit
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 anni, 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
William Powell’s fifth turn as S.S. Van Dine’s detective Philo Vance may have been his best. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) finds Philo Vance trying to solve the murder of Archer Coe. Coe had many enemies but the greatest mystery for Vance is how Coe was murdered in a locked room. Vance attended a dog show with Coe and his
In marzo 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