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 rokov. 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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Vplyv boxu na legitímny zápas

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V 10. rokoch 20. storočia, Americký profesionálny wrestling sa natrvalo presunul z legitímnych wrestlingových súťaží k vopred pripraveným exhibíciám. Záujem fanúšikov, kontrola promotéra a menšie opotrebovanie zápasníkov, to všetko zohralo úlohu v tomto prechode. Ďalší menej hovoril o tlaku bol mimo samotného športu. Pred 20. storočím, profesionálny box bol v Spojených štátoch nezákonný. Holý kĺb

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Johnson Outpoints McVey

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On Thursday, Február 26, 1903, Jack Johnson obhájil svoje majstrovstvá sveta v farebnom boxe v ťažkej váhe proti neporazenému Samovi McVeymu. McVey priniesol a 6-0 rekord so šiestimi knockoutmi v majstrovskom zápase. Keďže propagátori boxu odmietli nechať čiernych bojovníkov súťažiť o majstrovstvá sveta v boxe v ťažkej váhe, najlepší boxeri na prelome storočí bojovali o World Colored

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Paul Pons Hometowned v 1900

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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. Však, 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. Jeden

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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. Však, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionálne boje v 19. storočí sa mimo neho tešili zlej povesti

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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 assaulted

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Dick Tracy, Detektívne (1945)

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RKO Pictures priniesol Dick Tracy kresleného seriálu znak na veľkej obrazovke decembra 1, 1945. Zatiaľ čo film je rozhodne “B” Film mal byť v prvom rade na dvojtitul, stále by bolo predmetom záujmu mnohých fanúšikov obľúbeného kresleného seriálu. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 rokov, 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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Marca 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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