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Märtsil 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. The last fall would be decided via what The New York
54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 aastat. Määratud löögile Natural Bridge'i ja Vandeventer Avenues'i lähedal, 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, Ohvitser Anderson kõndis Vandeventeris veidi lõuna pool
Sherlock Holmes ja 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 muudab välimust nagu Dr. Moriart This movie is set during the early years of World War II, kui Holmes hiilib teadlane välja
1910., Ameerika Ühendriikide professionaalne maadlus püsivalt kolis õigustatud maadlus võistlused jätavad näitused. Fan huvi, promootor kontrolli ja vähem kulumist maadlejate kõik mänginud rolli see üleminek. Teine vähem rääkinud rõhk oli väljaspool sport ise. Enne 20. sajandi, Profipoksi oli ebaseaduslik USA. lihtsalt vait
Neljapäeval, Veebruar 26, 1903, Jack Johnson kaitses oma värvilise raskekaalu poksi maailmameistrivõistlust võitmatu Sam McVey vastu. McVey tõi a 6-0 rekord kuue nokautiga meistrivõistluste matšis. Kuna poksi edendajad keeldusid lubamast mustanahalistel võitlejatel võistelda poksi raskekaalu maailmameistrivõistlustel, sajandivahetuse parimad poksijad võitlesid värvilise maailma eest
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. Siiski, 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. Üks
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 rünnati
August 11, 1915, Praegune värvilise poksi raskekaalu maailmameister Sam McVey võitles Bostonis Sandy Fergusoniga, Massachusetts Atlase Athletic Associationi jõusaalis. McVey võitles ajastul, mil promootorid külmutasid kõik Aafrika-Ameerika poksijad, välja arvatud suur Jack Johnson, võitlusest maailmameistritiitli nimel. McVey alistas enamiku teistest suurtest mustanahalistest võitlejatest
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 aastat, 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