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Small Four. George Burns had an early training in antics. Born Nat Birnbaum into a family of twelve children on Manhattan's crowded Pitt Street, he began his theatrical career of necessity at the age of seven, after his father died. George organized the Pee-Wee Quartet, featuring himself and a six-year-old basso. The four took turns passing the hat in saloons and backyards...
Writing books on boxing is a habit with Nat Fleischer. The life story of Terry McGovern, who ruled the bantam and featherweight classes in 1899 and 1900 respectively, is his 39th. His previous 38 have sold more than 1,000,000 copies, How to Box and Training for Boxers together sold 200,000 copies. Nat Fleischer's All-Time Ring Record Book is a model of accuracy and completeness...
While traveling, Nat Fleischer also collected-158 watches and 142 pairs of gloves of various fistic greats, a punching bag used by John Morrissey, who was the only prize fighter of repute ever elected (1867-71 from New York) to Congress, the stovepipe hat Bob Fitzsimmons wore on entering the U.S. from Australia in 1890, detailed records of 30,000 fighters, from Jim Figg (the first world champion, in 1719) to Joe Louis...
...Nat's collection has become a mecca for all fighters and managers, many of whom are so awed they contribute treasures of their own. Fleischer thinks of his museum as a sacred trust. He has willed it to the New York Public Library...
...Champion. From 37 years of collecting and expertizing, Fleischer has two conclusions: 1) fighting is the greatest of all sports, 2) Jack Johnson is the greatest fighter of all time. After Johnson, Nat ranks Jeffries, then Fitzsimmons, Sullivan, Jack Sharkey, Dempsey, Louis, Corbett, Tunney, Burns...