Cīņas sporta vēsturnieks un cīņas mākslinieks
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 gadiem. Piešķirts ritmam netālu no Natural Bridge un 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, Virsnieks Andersons gāja pa Vandeventeru tieši uz dienvidiem no
1910. gados, Amerikāņu profesionālā cīņa uz visiem laikiem pārcēlās no likumīgām cīņas sacensībām uz iepriekš organizētām izstādēm. Fanu interese, veicinātāja kontrolei un mazākam cīkstoņu nolietojumam bija nozīme šajā pārejā. Vēl viens mazāk runāts par spiedienu bija ārpus paša sporta. Pirms 20. gs, profesionālais bokss Amerikas Savienotajās Valstīs bija nelikumīgs. Pliks dūres
Ceturtdien, Februāris 26, 1903, Džeks Džonsons aizstāvēja savu pasaules krāsaino boksa čempionātu smagajā svarā pret nepārspējamo Semu Makveju. Makvijs atnesa a 6-0 rekords ar sešiem nokautiem čempionāta mačā. Tā kā boksa popularizētāji atteicās ļaut melnādainajiem cīnītājiem sacensties par pasaules čempionātu boksa smagajā svarā, gadsimtu mijas labākie bokseri cīnījās par Pasaules krāsaino
Paul Pons bija franču grieķu-romiešu cīņa Champion. Viņš bija pietiekami labs, lai dotu George Hackenschmidt palaist savu naudu vairākos turnīros. Tomēr, kad viņš ieradās Čikāgā 1900, viņš “uzvarēta” ar vietējo cīkstonis. Zaudējumu apstākļi atstāt partiju var vēlamo. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Viens
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. Tomēr, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionālās cīņas 19. gadsimtā baudīja sliktu reputāciju ārpus tās
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, Kivets uzbruka
RKO Pictures cēla Dick Tracy komiksu raksturs, uz lielā ekrāna decembrī 1, 1945. Bet filma ir noteikti “B” filmu iecerēts kā pirmais uz dubulto rēķinu, tas joprojām būtu interese daudziem faniem tautas komiksu. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 gadiem, 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. Venss kopā ar Ko un viņu apmeklēja suņu izstādi
Martā 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