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In the heart of the wilderness of a lonely island in the middle of the Mississippi river, six miles above Alton, free from interruption by the officers of the law from either State. Harvey Robinson, son of John II. Robinson of Chicago, and John Murphy, a Cincinnati pugilist, fought a terrific fight to a finish the other afternoon. The fight was for $54)0 a side. Robinson, not wishing to disclose his real identity, fought under the name of Jack Kelly of Detroit. Th** fight was the culmination of long-standing enmity between the two men. who battled with all the ferocity of two wild animals. The I hat tie lasted five rounds. Robinson won With a terrific blow over the heart, which seat his adversary spinning toward the rw.e». over which he fell backward and IriUg as if lifeless while the referee slowly counted off the t*-n seconds.
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Arlington Heights Cook County Herald
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Fri, Jun 08, 1906
Page 5
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