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54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 år. Tildelt til en beat nær Natural Bridge og 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, Offiser Anderson gikk på Vandeventer like sør for
På 1910-tallet, Amerikansk profesjonell bryting flyttet permanent fra legitime brytingskonkurranser til forhåndsarrangerte utstillinger. Fan-interesse, promoterkontroll og mindre slitasje på bryterne spilte en rolle i denne overgangen. Et annet mindre omtalt press var utenfor selve sporten. Før det 20. århundre, profesjonell boksing var ulovlig i USA. Bar knoke
On Thursday, February 26, 1903, Jack Johnson forsvarte sitt World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship mot den ubeseirede Sam McVey. McVey tok med en 6-0 rekord med seks knockouts inn i mesterskapskampen. Siden boksingpromotører nektet å la svarte jagerfly konkurrere om verdensmesterskapet i tungvektboksing, de beste bokserne rundt århundreskiftet kjempet for verdens fargede
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. However, 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. Ett
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. However, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesjonelle kamper på 1800-tallet hadde et dårlig rykte utenfor
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 overfalt
RKO Pictures brought the Dick Tracy comic strip character to the big screen on December 1, 1945. While the film is definitely a “B” film meant to be first on the double bill, it still would have been of interest to the many fans of the popular comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 år, 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 deltok på en hundeutstilling med Coe og hans
På Mars 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