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Cap · 07-22-2017, 05:28 PM

Excerpt from the Toronto Telegram - Aug 1893...Tom Dowling of the Pacific A.C. Los Angeles is offering a purse of $3,000 to bring together Bob Fitzsimmons, the last man to beat Tom Sharkey, and Corrie Sanders who recently beat George Chuvalo in a 10 round winner take all bout this Fall...Sandy Ferguson received a wire from the matchmaker of London's National Sporting Club to come to England to meet Empire champion Joe Goddard with a purse of £1,500 to be divided...Ferguson will sail on the Halifax and will be accompanied by his brother Harry and Toronto heavyweight Jack Stewart as his chief spar mate....Many who have known the mercurial Ferguson are amazed at the calm he now exhibits under the watchful eye of his brother, who happens to be a police constable....Informed of the proposed match between Fitzsimmons and Sanders, champion Peter Jackson has expressed his willingness to defend his title belt against the winner.....

07-22-2017, 05:28 PM	#129
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,960	Excerpt from the Toronto Telegram - Aug 1893...Tom Dowling of the Pacific A.C. Los Angeles is offering a purse of $3,000 to bring together Bob Fitzsimmons, the last man to beat Tom Sharkey, and Corrie Sanders who recently beat George Chuvalo in a 10 round winner take all bout this Fall...Sandy Ferguson received a wire from the matchmaker of London's National Sporting Club to come to England to meet Empire champion Joe Goddard with a purse of £1,500 to be divided...Ferguson will sail on the Halifax and will be accompanied by his brother Harry and Toronto heavyweight Jack Stewart as his chief spar mate....Many who have known the mercurial Ferguson are amazed at the calm he now exhibits under the watchful eye of his brother, who happens to be a police constable....Informed of the proposed match between Fitzsimmons and Sanders, champion Peter Jackson has expressed his willingness to defend his title belt against the winner..... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 08-07-2017 at 09:55 AM.