Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)

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Pada bulan Oktober 14, 1938, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation released the fifth of eight Mr. Moto Films starring Peter Lorre as Interpol Policeman Kentaro Moto. In Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938), Encik. Moto infiltrates a prison and helps a prisoner escape to discover the plans of his criminal organization. Encik. Moto breaks international criminal Paul Brissac, played by Leon Ames, out of

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“Terrible” Terry Shows His Power

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“Terrible” Terry McGovern proved to be a rare fighter at the turn of the Twentieth Century. While smaller boxers packed no power in their punches, McGovern, who scaled between 110 dan 126 pound, possessed tremendous knockout power. “Terrible” Terry often finished his opponents in the first four rounds. Pada Julai 1, 1899, Brooklyn based McGovern met Chicago’s Johnny Richie at

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Prelude to 1912 Pilihan Raya Presiden

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Theodore Roosevelt membuat keputusan malang pada hari pilihan raya 1904. Beliau mengumumkan selepas dipilih untuk jawatan Presiden pada haknya sendiri selepas naik ke pejabat apabila pembunuhan William McKinley bahawa dia tidak akan berjalan selama satu penggal lagi dalam 1908. Roosevelt had served almost a full term before his election as McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.

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Gotch Tries Boxing

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An age old question in combat sports is “Who will win between a boxer and a wrestler?” The speculation around this question led to several boxer versus wrestler matches through out history, most notably the disaster between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976. The matches are mostly no-win affairs except at the box office, which is why both promoters

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St. Louis Police Nab Robber of Policeman

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Pada Isnin, Mac 5, 1900, St. Louis Police Officers Thomas Meagher and Thomas Degnan apprehended men who robbed an East St. Louis Officer of his gun. Ed Sullivan, a 22 year-old transient, robbed an East St. Louis Police Officer of his gun, jewelry and possessions in late February 1900. Officer Thomas Meagher observed Sullivan and Harry Davis walking near Olive

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Heenan Loses to King in Last Bout

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John Camel Heenan was known to 19th Century bare knuckle prizefighting fans as “the Benicia Boy”. Despite an 0-1-1 record as a professional fighter, Heenan claimed the World Prizefighting Championship based on a draw with Tom Sayer in an 1860 English prize-fight. Heenan’s first professional fight had been with the reigning World Heavyweight Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey’s last professional fight

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Gotch Wanted Hack in St. Louis

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Frank Gotch took the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from Tom Jenkins in December 1903. Gotch intended on following up this triumph with a match for World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship from George Hackenschmidt. Gotch wanted to meet “Hack” di St. Louis during the 1904 Pameran Dunia. Unfortunately for Gotch and St. Louis, the match would not occur until 1908 di Chicago,

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Charlie Chan di Pulau Treasure (1939)

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Charlie Chan di Pulau Treasure (1939) adalah ketiga-Dua Puluh Century Fox filem dibintangi Sidney Toler sebagai Charlie Chan. Inspector Chan and Jimmy Chan, dimainkan oleh Victor Sen Yung, are flying to the San Francisco World Exposition in 1939 as the film opens. Perjalanan beralun membuat Jimmy sangat gugup. Also on the flight is Charlie’s friend Paul Essex, played

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