Johnson poudarja McVeya

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Četrtek, Februar 26, 1903, Jack Johnson je branil svoj naslov svetovnega prvaka v obarvanem boksu v težki kategoriji proti neporaženemu Samu McVeyu. McVey je prinesel a 6-0 rekord s šestimi nokavti na prvenstveni tekmi. Ker so boksarski promotorji temnopoltim borcem zavrnili tekmovanje za svetovno prvenstvo v boksu v težki kategoriji, najboljši boksarji na prelomu stoletja so se borili za obarvanega sveta

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Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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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 napaden

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 let, 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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Eugene avgust Johann Peter (1908 – 1969)

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Eugene “Gene” Avgust Johannpeter se je rodil maja 20, 1908, Juliusu in Bertha Johannpeter. Bil je drugi sin strica in teto Jules Bertha. Njegov starejši brat je bil Julius “Pankerji” William Johannpeter, Jr, , ki je letel na pošto iz Lambert Field skupaj z Charles Lindbergh. “Pankerji” was seven years older than Gene. Moj dedek, Gilbert P. Ellis, živel

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