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Gentleman Jim Corbett
233 pages of newspaper clippings have for the first time been researched and assembled on one CD. They describe in exquisite detail EIGHT GREAT Jim Corbett fights through the period of 1892 to 1903.
The fights are:
CORBETT VS SULLIVAN - 1892
26 pages featuring contemporary newspaper reports describing the lead-up and outcome of the Jim Corbett - John L Sullivan fight which took place on 7 September 1892 in New Orleans.
Clippings were first published 25 August 1892 to 12 September 1892.
CORBETT VS MITCHELL - 1894
37 pages featuring contemporary newspaper reports describing the lead-up and outcome of the Jim Corbett- Charley Mitchell fight which took place on 11 May 1900 at Jacksonville, Florida.
Clippings were first published 26 December 1893 to 4 February 1894.
CORBETT VS SHARKEY - 1896
22 pages featuring contemporary newspaper reports describing the lead-up and outcome of the Jim Corbett-Tom Sharkey fight which took place on 24 June 1896 in San Francisco.
Clippings were first published June 7, 1896 to June 29, 1896.
CORBETT VS FITZSIMMONS - 1897
51 pages featuring contemporary newspaper reports describing the lead-up and outcome of the Jim Corbett- Bob Fitzsimmons fight which took place on 17 March 1897 at Carson City, Nevada.
Clippings were first published 10 February 1897 to 20 March 1897.
CORBETT VS SHARKEY - 1898
14 pages featuring contemporary newspaper reports describing the lead-up and outcome of the Jim Corbett-Tom Sharkey fight which took place on 22 November 1898 at the Lenox Athletic Club in New York.
Clippings were first published 20 November 1898 to 30 November 1898.
CORBETT VS JEFFRIES - 1900
32 pages featuring contemporary newspaper reports describing the lead-up and outcome of the Jim Corbett- James Jeffries fight which took place on 11 May 1900 at the Seaside Club, Coney Island.
Clippings were first published 17 April 1900 to to 21 May 1900.
CORBETT VS MCCOY - 1900
23 pages featuring contemporary newspaper reports describing the lead-up and outcome of the Jim Corbett- Kid McCoy fight which took place on 30 August 1900 at the Madison Square Garden, New York.
Clippings were first published 1 August 1900 to to 10 September 1900.
CORBETT VS JEFFRIES - 1903
28 pages featuring contemporary newspaper reports describing the lead-up and outcome of the Jim Corbett- James Jeffries fight which took place on 14 August 1903 at Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco.
Clippings were first published 6 August 1903 to 21 September 1903. |
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IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT NEWS CLIPPINGS:
The source material for these news clippings is printed on newsprint and is more than 100 years old. This means that on rare occasions an area of a clipping may be difficult to read. Generally we don't include low-quality news clippings unless we feel the content may well arouse the curiosity of our readers.
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