Historien des sports de combat et artiste martial
Sur Mars 22, 1881, Champion gréco-romaine World Wrestling William Muldoon rencontré Champion du Monde Collar-and-Elbow John McMahon à la Terrasse Jardin à New York. Muldoon et McMahon sont réunis à un best-deux-out-of-trois chutes match de. La première chute a été menée par des règles gréco-romaines. La deuxième chute serait contestée en utilisant des règles collier et coude. 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 ans. Attribué à un quartier près du pont naturel et des avenues Vandeventer, 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, L'agent Anderson marchait sur Vandeventer juste au sud de
Sherlock Holmes et l'arme secrète (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 fait une apparition en tant que Dr. Moriart This movie is set during the early years of World War II, when Holmes sneaks a scientist out of
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
Le jeudi, Février 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
Paul Pons était un champion de lutte gréco-romaine française. Il était assez bon pour donner George Hackenschmidt une course pour son argent dans plusieurs tournois. Cependant, quand il est venu à Chicago en 1900, il était “vaincu” par un lutteur locale. Les circonstances de la perte laissent beaucoup à désirer. Paul Pons voyagé aux États-Unis en 1900. Un
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
Sur Août 11, 1915, current World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Champion Sam McVey fought Sandy Ferguson in Boston, Massachusetts at the Atlas Athletic Association gym. McVey fought in an era where promoters froze out all the African American boxers, except the great Jack Johnson, from fighting for the world championship. McVey defeated most of the other great Black fighters of this
RKO Pictures a introduit le personnage de bande dessinée Dick Tracy au grand écran sur Décembre 1, 1945. Alors que le film est certainement un “B” un film destiné à être le premier sur le double projet de loi, il aurait toujours été d'intérêt pour les nombreux fans de la bande dessinée populaire. Chester Gould a créé la bande en Octobre 1931 for the Detroit
After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 ans, 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