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Cap · 10-03-2016, 11:22 AM

The October 1891 issue of Mitt Slingers Magazine...Jake Kilrain, off his knockout of Peter Maher, challenges John L Sullivan in his own backyard and the Boston Strongboy accepts after his own recent humiliation at the hands of Mervine Thompson and referee Miller....World champion Peter Jackson reviews his options and accepts an offer from the Olympic Club of San Francisco to meet fellow countryman Bob Fitzsimmons for a share of a purse of $20,000 plus expenses...Joe Goddard accuses Fitzsimmons of backing out of a match in Oakland and claims the $1,500 forfeit before launching a challenge at Tom Sharkey... Tattersall's new matchmaker Harry Kline gets Frank Childs and Seattle's Larry Frazier to affix their signatures to articles of agreement to meet for a 10 round go at catchweights...

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Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,776 Blog Entries: 4	The October 1891 issue of Mitt Slingers Magazine...Jake Kilrain, off his knockout of Peter Maher, challenges John L Sullivan in his own backyard and the Boston Strongboy accepts after his own recent humiliation at the hands of Mervine Thompson and referee Miller....World champion Peter Jackson reviews his options and accepts an offer from the Olympic Club of San Francisco to meet fellow countryman Bob Fitzsimmons for a share of a purse of $20,000 plus expenses...Joe Goddard accuses Fitzsimmons of backing out of a match in Oakland and claims the $1,500 forfeit before launching a challenge at Tom Sharkey... Tattersall's new matchmaker Harry Kline gets Frank Childs and Seattle's Larry Frazier to affix their signatures to articles of agreement to meet for a 10 round go at catchweights... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.." Last edited by Cap; 10-05-2016 at 03:48 PM.