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Joe Percerite, One Time«- - ' wm K J i . . * . . . *Featliei:^weight -CMm-pioii Opens Glass atr Joe Percente,; one time; feather^weight champion of • the- wo rid wilj■ ■ . .. •:......teach .Piqua . men. and'. boys.. someof the fine points of ' the; gedtlefcmanly art; ot:- shlf defense. during the coming- fv-in ter• mohths-iir a'boxing - class-'.which^-i^ .being/ sponsoredby the physical education depart-men t of the .lo pa I Y. M, C.-.A,■ ■''Percente;.- who was rifted' as brie■» • *. * r# # - , ,of‘the-best glove wielders in - hisclass about twenty-five .years ago, plans to open his class oo-Nov. 3. - Percente. no longer.. does . any fighting,' but'in the opinion'of some of the nieh.who;have seen.-him work%«lt;■out in his classes, recently at other places,;, he ■ co'-uld stand up; against many, .of = our present day .’pugs .and give them some real opposition.33uring. his career as a- knight or the squared 'circle, Percente engaged in 610 actual ring combats. Many of these scraps were hung up on; the win side of. the column, ■vhils S.cva/a! were lose ;■'In ■ Mo day Percento stacked tip agy ' .. scrns of the best: scrappers in i . •:!ncss. ..Not a. few. of - the nr . c igagscl were known from cb' .- to-‘coast , for their fistic abil-; r. r-mtc has stood in the ring and * vapped- punches \yitn such! men vro’ Gans. Bathing Neison, Jack i'/vijLi'f and the. great Stanley Kett: ?1. All of .these., men- - were known the' world over Tor theirfigi-:; ■ ■' .cuali .y in those .days.-.... (•*- ' ■: the hearthbeakers.was his fig'.. Pedlar” .. Palmer ■ inIk . •- “-'.ral. years ago. With ‘itvv.i'. ' vr.: her weight title.■ I'. . ..- . ;'/• seconded ’‘Gentleman Jun.”. (_ _. h• tpwheh the latter beat the great John L. Sullivan in. their hisl.oric-’ battle. .'* Y./M.-C. A., officials think thisis a .rr.ee bnopr.tu.nity for the Piqua man and boy who wants to. learn •'sonicthing about 'the . fight gam?, from a spectator’s, point of view. •Few of those who are interested in this class will care to. take up boxing as a profession, although many will probably be interested merely because it is- a chance to .-.better their physical, coudiudtr.. Securing Percente to. teach boxing. here is Just. another effort to .put athletics here on a' clean basis by Mhe local.“Y/.1.. . ' ' .■ Percente- is not a ■ ‘Tam-and-egg-er”.. • Ms has ” been a champion in his; day and knows the .effort and training, ihai was necessary Cor him •to' get ;;.! here'.. ■ Percente. is alsokiur.'.'n for his.religious.- work... TY'rcen'te. has acted1, as.' boxing, and xv r. -' I in g. -i-ns truc to r / a t: bo’th Purdue aii.l; fl'Mnci’a '''Universities and/ has irkYu civ d 'siich 'men as • Theodoreft rove volt, .which, will show his cat-% • « * s .jbeiv. .- “ - - - .• . . • •.Percente will charge ■onlyr 1510 if or a-Periss of '30 lessons. The' usual rate’, Y]jy bother' teachers, -is - much higher tlia'n’..i,hat, .About ten'.-Pi-quads have,already signed. up 'for the ' cl'as-s ;b\it. it is . hoped: • that; a few: more- \yiil :malie arrangements.Time for-the class will- be arranged so .'as t.o-.satisfy-’.everyone, if possible. Perce life says he will give two . classes if. that is necessary. Later oh, Percent®.-will attempt- to give jess ops. in wrestling here.. Anyone, •interested in. this; class should get'in touch .with H. I-i. Bridgman, physical’director at the“Y” or “Bill” Prince, who is head of .the boxing committee.
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Piqua Daily Call and Piqua Press Dispatch
Piqua, Ohio, US
Tue, Oct 20, 1925
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
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IL, USA 18 Sep 2017
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