Word: pugilistically
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Sued for divorce. Jack Arthur Johnson, Negro pugilist, onetime heavyweight champion of the world, by Mrs. Lucille Frances Johnson, white. She charged misconduct...
...Pugilist Dempsey took himself about the country on an exhibition tour, dallying with young hopefuls. At Memphis he entered the ring with one "Dutch" Seiffert, an Arkansan of 225 poundage. Seiffert in 21 matches had never been knocked off his feet. His friends and relatives came to view the exhibit. In 45 seconds Dutch Seiffert...
...Duchess of Hamilton, inspired by seeing her son, Marquis of Douglas, "pummel" the "Bermondsey Pet," professional pugilist, in a six-round contest, decided that international disputes ought to be settled by fisticuffs. Said she: "As I watched the fight the thought uppermost in my mind was, what a pity we cannot revert to the Viking days when tribal disputes were settled by fights between picked men. If we could only choose 100 boxers from each side and let them decide, how much better it would be than awful war. . . . Boxing teaches young men to take hard knocks, and self-control...
William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey, champion pugilist: "Under my signature in the Hearst press, I said: 'Of the "Big Three"-Firpo, Gibbons and Wills-I regard Wills as the least difficult to master...
Died. Thomas Forrest, 71, ex-pugilist, one time sparring partner of John L. Sullivan and Bob Fitzsimmons, at Coney Island, N. Y., frozen in his shack. Once wealthy, he lost his money. Friends obtained a shack for him, children of the neighborhood bought him a stove, firemen supplied his meals...