Old Ring Expert Bets On Heavyweight Showdown Possibility
Bob Fussim, known as the old man of the ring, predicts Johnson could beat Tommy Burns in ten rounds if they meet for a heavyweight title. He views Burns as beatable by Tommy, while Fussim suggests Ketcham remaining uncertain about the money and enables speculation on potential matchups amid his public comments and ongoing theater engagement.
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Bob Fussim
Johnson
Tommy
Beg Pot
Burns
Tommy Burns
Bob
Stanley Ketchhe
The
Julia Fitzsimmons
Pugilistic chatter at Burns bout prompts bold claims
An open night theater talk features Fite Simmons and Bat Burns with rebounding bets on Burns and Johnson. The veteran says Burns is too small for heavyweight glory, touts Gansa as top light, and claims he can beat Ketchell in four rounds. Jeffries, Ketchell, and Burns figures dominate the exchange.
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Fitesimmons
Burns
Fite
Robably
Corbett
Joe Gana
Gana
Nelson
Bat
Portland
Ketchell
Seattle
Tommy Burns
Joe Gans
Burs
Jeffries
Ketchell Burns
Allies Are Defiant Amid Ongoing Conference
Chicago report from June 16 notes the Allied side remains defiant after a lengthy conference claiming a strategical advantage. Leaders and members like Senator Hemenway and Rep J Francie Burke acknowledge slim chances of impact while Maj F C Bryan says new Alabama case evidence will be presented to the credentials committee. The group pushes hard to consolidate contests and keep credentials work moving.
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Hemenway
Indiana
J. Francie Burke
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Maj
F. C. Bryan
Cartains
Amusements at Moore The Dockelader Minatrela at Coliseum
The Coliseum theatre opened a new bill yesterday featuring Hugh ideydy rope walker from Australia, praised as an unusually daring acrobat. The lineup includes the Riva-Larben European acrobats, Fred Morton the whistler, Stine and Evans, Nellie Burt, the Apollo Four, Hob Fitzsimmons and his wife, and song and pictures.
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Australia
Coliseum Theatre
Fred Morton
Whistler
Stine & Evans
Nellie Burt
Apollo Four
Vocaliate
Crimmins Gore Stage Show At the Races Opens
Crimmins Gore at the Star theatre presented a second musical comedy titled At the Races. The show features a race track scene with fast horses, performers Rowan Gore Gladys Van and Edna Daven in stylish dresses, song and dance numbers, a closing motion picture, and runs all week.
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Crimmins @ Gore
Star Theatre
Rowan ‘Gore
Gladys van
Edna Daven
Railroad ties Western Pacific with Toyo Kisen Kaisha deal
Frisco rail circles discuss a reported agreement making Western Pacific connect with the Orient through Toyo Kisen Kaisha ships. The pact would take effect next year as the Western Pacific Salt Lake route is completed. Army ordnance officials note no overtures on a noiseless gun, but a government test is expected. Voter sentiment links Gov Hoke Smith’s primary loss to opposition to prohibition, with legislators showing growing mood.
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Western Pacific
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Orient
Salt Lake
Ordnance Bureau of the Army
Hiram Maxim
Hoke Smith
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