Greatest fighter to ever lace shoe leather is Bob Armstong
A vivid portrait of early boxing legends and track figures, recalling Bob Fitzsimmons praising Bob Armstrong as the greatest fighter he saw, with anecdotes of Armstrong’s mighty throws and sparring feats. The article also covers baseball attendance trends, star players, and notes on Willard and McCoy, plus minor boxing and swimming results from 1915 and 1919.
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Bob Fitz Simmons
Bob
Bob Arm ‘Rong
Jffries
Myvest
Carson
Corbett
Armstrong
Kenda
Mistah Fitzsimmen
York Press
Reno
Havana
Jens
Willard
Jes
John D. Crosus
Johnny
Jorn
Los Angeles
Jess
Johnson
Marie
Buffalo Times
Skating tournament finals set for Butte rink Sunday
Fourteen top skaters from Butte compete Sunday at the Holland rink to select seven finalists who will race in a handicap match against eastern skaters later in the month. Lineup includes Tom McGeaver Kenneth Buchanan Ha Carroll Ed Kimball Joe Rodgers Blondy Tower George Glennon Art Nelson AL Thompson Fa Hickey Jim Donnelly Joe Sennett James Rodgers and Farris Farris.
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Butte
Holland
Tom McGeaver
Kenneth “Buchanan
Ha Carroll
Ed Kimball
Joe Rodgers
Blondy Tower
George Glennon
James Rodgers
Farris Farris
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