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the business and knows how to use it to perfection. I'll have to do a lot of figuring. I’m thinking, to get by it. But all things are possible in this business.*' and with that bit of phil osophy the “farmer went back to work.Harris has practically ended his training for the contest, although he will do a little boxing with Danny Duane this afternoon. But he has cut out his road work, saying that he wants to build up and not take off any more weight, yesterday he could find nobody but an amateur to box with him, and the boy gave him scarcely any work.As Jack Mcfnerny broke his wrist in his fight Monday night with Joe Percente he cannot box tonight at the Pyramid club and Manager Pasco has substituted a bout between Dick Fitzpatrick and “Young’' Sharkey at 130 pounds. Jimmy Bard ell wil be referee of the preliminaries and Malachy Hogan of the Riee-Harris contest.IiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBARRY TO HELP HARRIS.Will Have Charge of Feather Weight’sCorner Tonight.Chicago. Feb. 27.— Little Jimmy Barry. one of the greatest fighters of modern times .will be seen in the ring at the Pyramid club tonight, but not as a contestant. He is to have charge iof Harry Harris’ corner when the Chi-| eago boy goes against Austin Rice.1 the New England feather weight. Bar-i ry is still an ardent boxing enthusiast and seldom misses a go. He thinks Harrisvis one of the fastest, fighters the world ever saw. and a couple of ■days ago when Harry asked him to take charge of his corner he was delighted and readily assented.Rice is working with great dctermin-! ation at Craig’s gymnasium for hisbattle with the scissor-like boy from the east. His splendid build will bein sharp contrast to the narrow lines of Harris, but Rice (loos not believe that muscle and build will defeat such a fast fighter as Harris.“I know exactly what this boy is, Rice said yesterday between whirls at the punching bag. He’s got about the longest left hand of any boy in
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Davenport Daily Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Thu, Feb 27, 1902
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