Two Ruffians Beat Officer

ძველი STL-პოლიციის სამკერდე

ხუთშაბათი, September 9, 1875, გიორგი “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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Old School St. Louis Criminals

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For the Sunday, ივნისი 24, 1900 გამოცემა წმინდა. Louis რესპუბლიკა, a reporter interviewed St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond about the increasing violence of the new criminal. შემდეგ 10 years as St. Louis Chief of Detectives and one of the most noted thief takers in United States, Chief Desmond lamented the increasing violence he was seeing out

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Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)

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Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were a Broadway comedy team before transitioning to films in 1929. Before Robert Woolsey’s untimely death in 1938, Wheeler and Woolsey made 24 films in 8 წელი. Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) was the fourth film (შვილობილი ლინკები) starring Wheeler and Woolsey. Set in Paris during World War I, Half Shot at Sunrise tells the

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უილიამ Muldoon და მისი ჯანმრთელობის Farm

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უილიამ Muldoon, ყოფილი ნიუ იორკში სამძებრო, მოიგო მსოფლიო რომაული ჩემპიონატზე დამარცხებით Thiebaud Bauer. Muldoon მეფობდა ათი წლით ადრე retiring როგორც ჩემპიონი. მას შემდეგ, რაც პენსიაზე, მან დაიწყო, რათა ცხოვრების, როგორც პირადი მწვრთნელი. Muldoon გაწვრთნილი მრავალი მოჭიდავეები მაგრამ ნამდვილად მოვიდა ცნობილი მას შემდეგ, რაც სამწუხაროდ ფორმაში John L. Sullivan fit for

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Boxing’s Effect on Legitimate Wrestling

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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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ხუთშაბათი, თებერვალი 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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პავლე პონს Hometowned in 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. However, 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. ერთი

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Dick Tracy, დეტექტივი (1945)

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RKO სურათები მოუტანა Dick Tracy კომიკური ზოლები ხასიათი დიდ ეკრანზე დეკემბერი 1, 1945. მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ ფილმი არის ნამდვილად “B” ფილმი ნიშნავს, რომ პირველი ორმაგი კანონპროექტი, ის მაინც იქნებოდა საინტერესო ბევრი გულშემატკივარი პოპულარული კომიკური ზოლები. Chester Gould შექმნა ზოლები ოქტომბერი 1931 for the Detroit

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McVey KOs Ferguson

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აგვისტოს 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

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კონტრდაზვერვის (1942)

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

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