Kovos sporto istorikas ir kovos menininkas
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 metai. Priskirta prie ritmo netoli Natural Bridge ir 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, Pareigūnas Andersonas vaikščiojo Vandeventeru tiesiai į pietus nuo
1910-aisiais, Amerikiečių profesionalios imtynės visam laikui perėjo nuo teisėtų imtynių varžybų prie iš anksto surengtų parodų. Gerbėjų susidomėjimas, Promotoriaus kontrolė ir mažesnis imtynininkų nusidėvėjimas – visa tai turėjo įtakos šiam perėjimui. Kitas mažiau kalbamas apie spaudimą buvo už paties sporto ribų. Prieš XX a, profesionalus boksas JAV buvo neteisėtas. Plikas snukis
On Thursday, Vasaris 26, 1903, Jackas Johnsonas apgynė savo pasaulio spalvotojo sunkaus svorio bokso čempionatą prieš nenugalimą Sam McVey. McVey atnešė a 6-0 rekordas su šešiais nokautais į čempionato rungtynes. Kadangi bokso propaguotojai atsisakė leisti juodaodžiams kovotojams varžytis dėl pasaulio sunkaus svorio bokso čempionato, geriausi amžių sandūros boksininkai kovojo už Pasaulio spalvotuosius
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. Tačiau, 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. One
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. Tačiau, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionali kova XIX amžiuje turėjo prastą reputaciją už jos ribų
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 užpuolė
RKO Pictures atnešė Dick Tracy komiksų personažą didžiajame ekrane gruodžio 1, 1945. Nors filmas tikrai “B” Filmas skirtas būti pirmiausia dvigubo sąskaitą, jis vis dar būtų buvę įdomūs daugelio gerbėjų populiarus komiksas. Česteris Gould sukurta juostelę spalio 1931 for the Detroit
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 metai, 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
On March 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