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MISKE IS FIGHTER OF “EARLY DAY” KIND#BILLY MISKE IS REAL LOVER OF BOXING GAME.iIn l.illv Mbke of Si. I •mil. rompieror »f ft T.arlov Weinert ami Jaek billon within four days, the ring has a until who compares favorably with the boxers of an earlier day in that In* is a r»»nl tighter mnl is in the game beeause l»»* like* it rather thnn because of tin* gold to l»o ilrrlvi'd from it.Koing perfectly sain*, ho of course demands a fair wage for his work, mul in return ho furnishos tin* host braml •»l fisticuffs of which In* is capable on every lt;KM*a^ioti that In* np|war* in tin* rinsr. It is this trait which singleshim out frmn iho oidinury run of prcs-oni-tlay boxers ami places him in a class with the old tInters.It was while working in the shops oftho ft treat Northern railroad in St.t1 with Miko and Toni ftiihhous that Miske first eonceiTed tho idea of becoming a fighter. Milt;kc says of himIself:“I was naturally a strong kid. my work us a meohanie and as a linonntn for tin* toloplnun* company having developed my muscles, and 1 could link ‘ ruost of the follows of my weight inour neighborhood. Then when Mike(•ihliotis became famous I decided I’dI liko to he a fighter, too. So I joined tho bream hind Athletic dub in St. Paul am! used to put on tin* glovesj witli tin* professionals who trallied! there and I soon picked up a slightknowledge of the game,”
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Wakefield Advocate
Wakefield, Michigan, US
Sat, Mar 03, 1917
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