Johnson Outpoints McVey

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جمعرات, فروری 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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پال Pons کے Hometowned میں 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. تاہم, 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. One

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Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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Before he was promoted to Special Officer, سینٹ. 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, کیویٹ پر حملہ کیا۔

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McVey KOs فرگوسن

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اگست 11, 1915, موجودہ ورلڈ کلرڈ ہیوی ویٹ باکسنگ چیمپئن سیم میکوی نے بوسٹن میں سینڈی فرگوسن سے مقابلہ کیا۔, اٹلس ایتھلیٹک ایسوسی ایشن کے جم میں میساچوسٹس. McVey ایک ایسے دور میں لڑے جہاں پروموٹرز نے تمام افریقی امریکی باکسرز کو منجمد کر دیا تھا۔, سوائے عظیم جیک جانسن کے, عالمی چیمپئن شپ کے لیے لڑنے سے. McVey نے اس کے دوسرے عظیم سیاہ فام جنگجوؤں کو شکست دی۔

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Dick Tracy, جاسوس (1945)

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RKO Pictures brought the Dick Tracy comic strip character to the big screen on December 1, 1945. While the film is definitely a “بی” film meant to be first on the double bill, it still would have been of interest to the many fans of the popular comic strip. Chester Gould created the strip in October 1931 for the Detroit

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Man Kills Middleweight King

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After averaging 9 fights a year over the past 7 سال, 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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The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

ولیم پاول

William Powell’s fifth turn as S.S. Van Dine’s detective Philo Vance may have been his best. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) finds Philo Vance trying to solve the murder of Archer Coe. Coe had many enemies but the greatest mystery for Vance is how Coe was murdered in a locked room. وینس نے Coe اور اس کے ساتھ ایک کتے کے شو میں شرکت کی۔

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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. میں 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, جب میلی

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یوجین اگست جوہان پیٹر (1908 – 1969)

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یوجین “جین” اگست Johannpeter مئی کو پیدا کیا گیا تھا 20, 1908, جولیس اور Bertha کپڑے Johannpeter پر. انہوں نے کہا کہ انکل جولس اور چاچی Bertha کپڑے کا دوسرا بیٹا تھا. اس کے بڑے بھائی جولیس تھا “Punks” ولیم Johannpeter, جونیئر, جو چارلس لنڈبرگ ساتھ لیمبرٹ میدان سے باہر میل پرواز. “Punks” جین کے مقابلے میں سات سال کا تھا. میرے دادا, گلبرٹ P. ایلس, lived

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