A Few Old Pics

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  1. mcvey

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    John L & James J above

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    John L

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    John L & Buffalo Bill above.



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    Fitz & Jeannette


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    A future President above.

    Larry Foley v Abe Hicken Down Under

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  2. grumpy old man

    grumpy old man Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Nice work :good
     
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  3. BeerGut

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    Is that Charlie Mitchell and Jem Mace flanking Fitz?
     
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  4. mcvey

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    Looked it up it is Mace who was then 78 the photo was taken at a benefit tournament at The Arena in Villiers street near Charing Cross London.Fitz made a horseshoe on stage which was auctioned for £25 and won by Sir Claude De Crepigny, who I'm guessing is the other man in the photo.The photo was taken on May 26th 1909.
     
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  5. mcvey

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    Jim favoured the" commando look".:yep
     
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  6. SolomonDeedes

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    John L Sullivan with Buffalo Bill. That's awesome.
     
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  7. BeerGut

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    Just found it on Greg Speciale's site, seems it is Mitchell to the left of Fitz as we look

    http://www.joejennette.com/JennetteandFitzsimmons.html
     
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  8. Seamus

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    Great stuff, McVey!

    What was John L.'s post-career diet? He looks in prime fighting form sitting in those suspenders.
     
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  9. mcvey

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  10. mcvey

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    Looks like he had a spare baseball bat in his trousers!
    Its kinda shocking how the oldtimers [and everyone else then ,]aged so compared to today.John L was only 59 when he died, just shows what being a serial ****-head will do to you.
     
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  11. Seamus

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    I wouldn't want to get hit with those hams he calls fists….
     
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  12. burt bienstock

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    Mc.looking at Fitzs slim legs, I now know why John L called Fitz
    "a fighting machine on stilts"...
     
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  13. mcvey

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    Yes he was known to wear tights with the calves padded.

    Nothing shabby about his top half though.
     
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  14. guilalah

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    Thanks, McVey!
     
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  15. JWSoats

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    Great pictures! Thanks!!

    Was that future President Teddy Roosevelt?
     
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