{No abstract available}
Advertising : 42 wordsThe international pugilistic championships practically began with the historic fight between Tom Sayers and J. C. Heenan, the "Benecia Boy," in ...
Article : 1,833 wordsWriting 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 wordsSquires 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 wordsA 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 wordsBurns 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 wordsThe 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 wordsThere 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 wordsMark 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 wordsThe 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 wordsO, 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 wordsThe following stirring gladiatorial poem was written to celebrate the victory of Bill Squires, the Knock-OutMan from Narrabri: ...
Article : 177 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), Sun 7 Jul 1907, Page 9
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: