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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 42 words
  3. The World's Championship Boxing Contest

    The international pugilistic championships practically began with the historic fight between Tom Sayers and J. C. Heenan, the "Benecia Boy," in ...

    Article : 1,833 words
  4. REYNOLDS WRITES

    Writing to Mr. John Wren under date 11th May, Mr. B. Reynolds, Squrire's manager, says inter alia:— "The big purse offers we hear so much ...

    Article : 766 words
  5. Account of the Fight

    Squires proved to be the biggest failure as a championship candidate, who ever entered the ring here. He had no defence to Burns, whod ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 239 words
  6. The Burns-O'Brien Match

    A detailed account of the twenty rounds contest between Tommy Burns and Jack O'Brien at Los Angeles, on May 7, for a 30,000 dollars purse, is ...

    Article : 463 words
  7. BURNS' RECORD

    Burns has come on with astounding rapidity, during the past 12 months. Born in Hanover, Canada, in 1881, Burns celebrated his 26th birthday on ...

    Article : 236 words
  8. SQUIRES' RECORD

    The beatch man in the championship light of thursday last, was born at Narr[?] (N.S.W.) on the 25th of June, 1879, and accordingly was 28 ...

    Article : 404 words
  9. WIT AND HUMOR

    There is no doubt about the heir to the Spanish throne being a fine lusty boy. It took more than forty bishops and archbishops, to christen him. ...

    Article : 622 words
  10. The lrony of Mark Twain

    Mark Twain was reported to have finally laid aside his pen some moths ago. Possibly at the moment it was circulated the report was genuine. ...

    Article : 682 words
  11. The Intelligence

    The news of the defeat of Bill Squires by Tommy Burns in one round, per medium of a knock out, came as a real staggerer to the many thousands ...

    Article : 371 words
  12. A BOXING BALLAD

    O, some men drawl of the bat and ball, and rant of the steepteenchase, And others sport of the tennis-court, and sigh for the sculling race; But let me sing of the magic "ring" the knightly joust in the lists. With bodies hale for coats of mail, and lances forsworn for fists; ...

    Article : 430 words
  13. SQUIRES V. BURNS.

    The following stirring gladiatorial poem was written to celebrate the victory of Bill Squires, the Knock-OutMan from Narrabri: ...

    Article : 177 words
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