Two Ruffians Beat Officer

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Neljapäeval, September 9, 1875, George “Mitchell” Gassert and William Salisbury went to Fred Fisher’s Saloon at the corner of N. Jefferson and Morgan (Delmar today). After ordering drinks, the two young men of unsavory reputation refused to pay for their drinks. After trying to illicit payment, Fisher summoned St. Louis Police Officer John Cummings. Officer Cummings, assigned to the

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Johnson Outpoints McVey

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Neljapäeval, Veebruar 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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McVey KOs Ferguson

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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

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Counter-Espionage (1942)

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Columbia Pictures’ Lone Wolf series, starring Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard, is one of my favorite “B” film seeria. Williams played the debonair jewel thief, who somehow always ends up helping the police solve a series of crimes. Counter-Espionage (1942) (affiliate link) begins with Lanyard stealing top secret plans from Sir Stafford Hart’s safe. Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stephens rushes to

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