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Athletics and manly sport (1890)

O'Reilly, John Boyle, 1844-1890 · Boston, Pilot publishing company · leaf 88

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in America. Andthe latest are the sfreatest. No English champion, up to his time, everequalled Tom Sayers, who was a mighty man inthe ring from 1846 to 1863. There w^as a posi- DOXXELLY AND COOPER OX THE CURRAGH. 63 tive value in Sayers life to his countrymen, nomatter what objection may be made to… … UPPER-CUT—old-fashio:ned. in weight; Imt the ^Tipton Slasher, who wassix feet one inch in heioht, and two hundred andfive pounds in weight, and a good boxer, was amere child in his hands. And when Sayers fought John C. Heenan for 64 ETHICS OF BOXIXG AND MANLY SPORT. the championship, there was a…

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