Word: ketchel
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, a retired gentleman prize fighter, one-time sparring partner of Anthony Drexel Biddle, who made Stanley Ketchel look like a goat, who backed up Tommy Burns, and was knocked out in 1909 by Jack Johnson, conducts an exclusive gymnasium and reducing establishment in Manhattan. He has many rich patrons. Last week one of them, delighted with her reduction, gave a party for him. To that party was bidden the brother of Philadelphia Jack O'Brien?Young Jack O'Brien (born 1895)?who won decisions over Ad Wolgast, K. O. Brown and Young Erne...
Although a better fighting man than Wilson, Greb is not in the class with his illustrious predecessors in the middleweight championship. Bob Fitzsimmons, Jack Dempsey the Nonpareil (his international reputation in 1884-1891 persisted so strongly that the present heavyweight champion adopted his name), Tommy Ryan, Kid McCoy, Stanley Ketchel have held the title. So great was their skill that the heavyweight championship alone overshadowed the middleweight in national interest. Since Ketchels murder 13 years ago the middleweight class has been distinguished only by its consistent mediocrity...