Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 taon. Nakatalaga sa isang beat malapit sa Natural Bridge at 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, Si Officer Anderson ay naglalakad sa Vandeventer sa timog lamang ng
Noong 1910s, Ang American professional wrestling ay permanenteng inilipat mula sa mga lehitimong paligsahan sa wrestling patungo sa mga prearranged exhibition. Interes ng fan, kontrol ng promoter at mas kaunting pagkasira sa mga wrestler lahat ay may papel sa paglipat na ito. Ang isa pang hindi gaanong pinag-uusapan tungkol sa presyon ay sa labas ng isport mismo. Bago ang ika-20 Siglo, Ang propesyonal na boksing ay ilegal sa Estados Unidos. Hubad na buko
Sa Huwebes, Pebrero 26, 1903, Ipinagtanggol ni Jack Johnson ang kanyang World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship laban sa walang talo na si Sam McVey. May dala si McVey a 6-0 record na may anim na knockout sa championship match. Dahil ang mga tagataguyod ng boksing ay tumanggi na hayaan ang mga Black fighters na makipagkumpetensya para sa World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, ang pinakamahusay na mga boksingero sa paligid ng pagliko ng Siglo ay nakipaglaban para sa World Colored
Paul Pons ay isang Pranses Wrestling Greco-Roman Champion. Siya ay sapat na mahusay na magbigay sa George Hackenschmidt isang run para sa kanyang pera sa iba't ibang paligsahan. Gayunman, kapag siya ay dumating sa Chicago sa 1900, siya ay “bagsak” sa pamamagitan ng isang lokal na mambunuo. Ang kalagayan ng pagkawala iwan ng marami na ninanais. Paul Pons traveled to the United States in 1900. Isa
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. Gayunman, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of
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, Sinalakay si Kivet
RKO Pictures nagdala ng Dick Tracy comic strip ng character sa malaking screen sa Disyembre 1, 1945. Habang ang pelikula ay talagang isang “B” nilalayong film na maging unang sa double kuwenta, ito pa rin maaaring naging ng interes sa maraming mga tagahanga ng mga sikat na comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 taon, 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
Sa Marso 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