Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 năm, 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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Ollie J. Zimmerman (1906 – 1977)

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Ollie J. Zimmerman was the third son born to my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman and his second wife Mollie Bollinger. Ollie and his twin sister Dollie were born on either April 27, 1906 or April 27, 1907. Since Ollie’s headstone says “1906”, I’m going with April 27, 1906 as his birthdate. Trong 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, when Mellie

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Marvin Hart’s Double Win

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Trong 1902, future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Marvin Hart was a rising contender. Fighting primarily out of his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Hart was matched against Kid Carter at the Southern Athletic Club on May 2, 1902. Khi 17-1, Hart knew another victory would go a long way in securing a heavyweight title fight. The Brooklyn-born Kid Carter intended to

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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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Hôm thứ Năm, Tháng một 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 triệu đô la. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. Ông

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Marvin Hart Thắng trống Tiêu đề

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Vào ngày 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 để 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the

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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. Tuy nhiên, 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 “Nông dân” 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 bảng. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg wrestled in

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Are Vampire Bats Killing People?

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The Vampire Bat (1933) is a genre bending film (liên kết liên kết) starring Lionel Atwill. Mạo nhận, it is a horror film but is actually more of a mystery. It would fall into the “B” movie category, một bộ phim ngắn có nghĩa là các món khai vị cho bộ phim chính trên một dự luật tăng gấp đôi. Hình ảnh hùng vĩ sản xuất bộ phim, which was directed by

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