Word: richburg
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...years, with iceberg jaw, fists like demijohns, he begot a legend for his country. He toured, offering $1,000 to any man who could last four rounds with him. He thumped Charlie Mitchell, "The Bombastic Sprinter." He broke half the ribs of Jake Kilrain in a fight at Richburg, Miss.-75 rounds and the temperature 120°. When he had his hair cut, girls gathered up the coarse, black strands, treasured them in lockets...