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Originally Posted by Cap
Clipping from The Glasgow Herald - May 1898.....EBU Champion Ludwig Schuhmann puts on a methodical clinic in out-boxing France's Francois Marchand over 12 tedious rounds at Berlin before a large if quiet crowd of several thousand....Following his victory Schuhmann is presented with a gold medal by the former kaiser now citizen Fredrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern and Chancellor Hertling for service to the Fatherland....At Bergen in Norway, Bjarni Thorsen overcomes an early lead by the wily Englander Charlie Mitchell and forces the referee to stop the bout with seconds remaining in the final round with Mitchell taking a shellacking in Thorsen's corner....At Blackfriars Ring in London Jack Palmer and Gunner Hollis box 10 slow rounds to a draw, a decision which is greeted with a smattering of applause and loud whistles.....In the co-feature Frenchman Georges LeRoi delivers a sound beating to Bethnal Green's Jack Scales and is awarded a popular decision after 10 rounds by referee Douglas....Scales' supporters are gobsmacked and only the presence of several burly constables deter them from rushing the ring....At the National Sporting Club James "Gunner" Moir and Tiger Smith put on a lively battle for most of ten rounds with Moir copping the nod thanks in part to three knockdowns scored over Smith in the middle rounds....At the same venue a week later Italy's Roberto Damiani wins a lop-sided decision over "The Woolwich Infant" Ben Taylor in front of a white-tie crowd of swells....Interviewed later Damiani calls for a rematch with Joe Beckett...At Plymouth Salinas Jack Burns decisioned Abdul Malgan "The Mad Turk" in six....At Dublin's Mansion House Jack Stewart knocked out Peter Maher in the fifth round of their ten round fight....
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Decided to drop a quick note Cap to just say how amazed I've been over these years as you've run this universe the work and detail you put into it!! Love seeing some here working still hard to keep this forum and TB going as best it can.