Manassa Mauler Knocks Out Giant in 1919

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Mens du gjør forskning, Jeg fant dette bildet av Manassa Mauler trening for hans 4 juli, 1919 tittel kamp med Jess Willard, World Heavyweight Boxing Champions. Willard had knocked out the great Jack Johnson in 1915 to become champion. Willard var en kjempe av en mann på seks’06” and 235 pounds. He posed a threat to anyone based on size alone. However,

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Wire Thieves Kill Policeman

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Before Friday, April 7, 1916, was over, the Lewis brothers would kill two St. Louis Police Officers, John McKenna and William Dillon. McKenna was the first to fall, when he interrupted the brothers attempts to steal wire, en verdifull vare under første verdenskrig. The brothers would kill Dillon, while he investigated McKenna’s murder. The St. Louis Police Department assigned

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