Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 año, 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

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El lobo solitario espía Caza (1939)

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En enero 27, 1939, Columbia Pictures lanzó la primera de las películas en Lone Wolf, El lobo solitario espía Caza (1939). Warren William juega el “Lone Wolf” Michael Lanyard, un ex ladrón y el ladrón de joyas segura. La película comienza con el secuestro de dos hombres cuerda de seguridad en las calles de Washington, D.C.. Un misterioso hombre le pregunta a la cuerda de seguridad burglarize una caja fuerte pero

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La doble victoria de Marvin Hart

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In 1902, El futuro campeón mundial de boxeo de peso pesado, Marvin Hart, era un contendiente en ascenso.. Peleando principalmente desde su ciudad natal de Louisville., Kentucky, Hart se enfrentó a Kid Carter en el Southern Athletic Club en mayo 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart sabía que otra victoria sería de gran ayuda para asegurar una pelea por el título de peso pesado.. Kid Carter, nacido en Brooklyn, tenía la intención de

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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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El jueves, Enero 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, one of St. Louis’ wealthiest men, owned residential real estate and other assets valued at 2 millón de dólares. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Él

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Ned O’Baldwin Shot

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In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Sin embargo, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Professional fighting in the 19th Century enjoyed a poor reputation outside of

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John Berg Wins Light Heavy Championship

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John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Agricultor” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 libras. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in

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