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fighter Who Killed Harry Tenny Again Shows Form Against Champion.tii AIsoletNEW YORK, Fob. 20.—Has ■'rankle Nell, ex-bantam champion, eturned to bis own? The showing1 ■f the little 'Frisco scrapper against Boyo** Driscoll, featherweight chain-ion of Ireland, has set tongues -wagging along the “great mauve ray. and opinion Is ripe that Neil ? again the peerless lighter he wasaefore he killed Harry Tenny.Won One Fight.Queer thing about ■'Neil. Until heeat Driscoll he hud won bat oneght of importance since he delivered I Crie punch that laid Tenny low. \ The rutality seemed to hoodoo him. j^e: u succession he lost to Attell, Baker.; big lorau and then Attell again. He did eat Jack Luugdon in Pliiladelpbia, nd fought no decision battles with looie and Wagner in the east.Against Driscoll, a fighter of class,'ell was expected to make one of bis oor fights, but to the surprise of lose present, the little wonder hung on the Irish champion and came onie on the bit with a long lead.CO;sclmsgeisclMebawi
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Des Moines News

Des Moines, Iowa, US

Sun, Feb 21, 1909

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