Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Op Maart 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. Die laaste herfs sou besluit word deur wat The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 jaar. 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
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) is the second of the Universal film versions of the stories and the fourth movie starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Lionell Atwill makes an appearance as Dr. Moriart This movie is set during the early years of World War II, when Holmes sneaks a scientist out of
In die 1910's, Amerikaanse professionele stoei het permanent beweeg van wettige stoeikompetisies na vooraf gereëlde uitstallings. Aanhangers se belangstelling, promotorbeheer en minder slytasie op die stoeiers het alles 'n rol in hierdie oorgang gespeel. Nog 'n minder besproke druk was buite die sport self. Voor die 20ste eeu, professionele boks was onwettig in die Verenigde State. Kaal kneukels
On Thursday, Februarie 26, 1903, Jack Johnson het sy Wêreldkleurige swaargewigbokskampioenskap teen die onoorwonne Sam McVey verdedig. McVey het 'n 6-0 rekord met ses uitklophoue in die kampioenskapswedstryd. Aangesien bokspromotors geweier het om swart vegters vir die Wêreld-swaargewigbokskampioenskap te laat meeding, die beste boksers rondom die draai van die eeu het vir die Wêreldkleurling geveg
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. Egter, 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. Een
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 aangerand
Augustus 11, 1915, huidige wêreldkleurige swaargewigbokskampioen, Sam McVey, het met Sandy Ferguson in Boston geveg, Massachusetts by die Atlas Athletic Association-gimnasium. McVey het geveg in 'n era waar promotors al die Afro-Amerikaanse boksers uitgevries het, behalwe die groot Jack Johnson, om vir die wêreldkampioenskap te veg. McVey het die meeste van die ander groot Swart vegters hiervan verslaan
RKO Pictures het die Dick Tracy strokiesprent karakter na die groot skerm op Desember 1, 1945. Terwyl die film is beslis 'n “B” film bedoel om eerste op die dubbel wetsontwerp, dit nog steeds van belang sou gewees het om die talle ondersteuners van die gewilde strokiesprent. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 jaar, 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