Ambush Kills Beat Officer

ولیم ایچ اینڈرسن

54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 سال. نیچرل برج اور وینڈیوینٹر ایوینیو کے قریب ایک بیٹ پر تفویض کیا گیا۔, 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, آفیسر اینڈرسن وینڈی وینٹر کے بالکل جنوب میں چل رہا تھا۔

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جائز کشتی پر باکسنگ کے اثر

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In the 1910s, American professional wrestling permanently moved from legitimate wrestling contests to prearranged exhibitions. Fan interest, promoter control and less wear and tear on the wrestlers all played a role in this transition. Another less talked about pressure was outside of the sport itself. Prior to the 20th Century, professional boxing was illegal in the United States. Bare knuckle

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Johnson Outpoints McVey

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جمعرات, فروری 26, 1903, Jack Johnson defended his World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship against the undefeated Sam McVey. McVey brought a 6-0 record with six knockouts into the championship match. Since boxing promoters refused to let Black fighters compete for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship, the best boxers around the turn of the Century fought for the World Colored

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پال Pons کے Hometowned میں 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. تاہم, 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

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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. تاہم, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. 19 ویں صدی میں پیشہ ورانہ لڑائی نے باہر کی شہرت کو کم کیا۔

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Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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Before he was promoted to Special Officer, سینٹ. 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, کیویٹ پر حملہ کیا۔

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Dick Tracy, جاسوس (1945)

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RKO Pictures brought the Dick Tracy comic strip character to the big screen on December 1, 1945. While the film is definitely a “بی” 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

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 سال, 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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The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

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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. وینس نے Coe اور اس کے ساتھ ایک کتے کے شو میں شرکت کی۔

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Fitz Dethrones Corbett in 1897

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مارچ 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, نیواڈا. 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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