The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-29
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Dan Daley. the Latest Hope
Is a Product Of the Circus,
Where He Performed Feats OF
Strength. Such as Lifting a
Touring Car.
cory-isn, 1919. Nv I've r,~. Polishing Co.

Copy-ish, 1919 Nv TIC rr,-s Publishing Co.
The Sea lors N1riii.
Jimmy DIME IS giving cut a history
OF his latest hope" ian Daily.
According to Dime. he did quite
bit OF sleutning before he discovered
tho man who knocked out Al Palzer IN
two rounds. says he
II have been grooming Daily for two
years ana haven't tried to force him to
bridge n wide and dangerous gap with
his physical strength alone. He has the
physical prowess to defeat almost any
one. lie stands six and n half feet In
his socks and weighs 2lJ pounds In
fghting trim. Originally Daily came
from Williamsport. Pa. where he was
born June IS. 1887. when sixteen years
old Dan entered an iron foundry az a
mouldcr's apprentice. This trade Is not
for weddings, and Dan thrived on II,
lie kept up his interest In the work just
three years. His strength became phe-
nomenal. and before he was twenty he
contracted with the Ringing Bros. Cir
Gus to perform feats of strength and
various stunts that awed the natives.
pleased Dams vanity and returned 4
satisfactory remuneration.
Dan was an honest performer. There
was no sieight OF hand about his tricks.
lie used main strength. Ono OF his
stunts was TO lift an ordinary touring
car holding i've passengers. using a
harness
"After two seasons OF circus life Dan
tired OF the sawdust and spangles and
went TO the lumber camps OF Northern
Pennsylvania. Here, doing q Connie
Mack, I discovered him working ms
lumber jack at R!dgway. In July. 1911.
lie won his frst three ring engage
ments with knockoutS. Fighting Jim
Savage, George Rodel. Fred Mckay and
Jim Coffey gave him experience. and
now ! am OF the opinion that he has
arrived. and am willing to match him
against the best heavyweights. Carl
Morris preferred"
~ ALLY looks ike a fighter. lie has
huge hands. long. heavy arms,
broad shoulders. deep chest md
light legs. In ,identally, he has a head
that looks rs II one could break cob
biestones on II without injuring Mr..
Daily In the least He and Mr.. Morris
would make a fine pair in u twenty
four-foot ring. In anything smaller
they'd step on each others feet.
A GREAT bohemian wrestling
champion" named ft.stenski and
Russian mat artist known AS
"Aberg' are billed TO arrive here to-day
on the lmperator.
We haven't the slightest objection to
their arriving. What We hope Is that
they'll keep right on moving, Chicago
Is good town for foreign grapplcrs.
They've Just discovered what to do with
than out there Some. | believe. have
been invited to sample the hospitality OF
Chicago for from one to three years.
Wrestling. as a sport, II a. dead as
the Ptolem!cs, 50 far as this town Is
concerned.
THE Federation OF French Boxing
Clubs announces that Jack John
son cannot box for the title" in
any club In France, This leaves johnson
man without country and without
an occupation. lie can nox In Russia.
Switzerland or Belgium. lie doesn',
dare come back to the United States.
and couldn't box here anyway. and Il
barred IN Australia. England and
France. All OF which shows that while
decent behavior Is not always entirely
natural to some people It is invariably
the best policy,
NAM wALLACH shreks in d!smay
over a suggestion on the part o,
~ Rtchie's manager that he'd like &c
take Willie's training expenses out o,
Leach,s's N,o0 appearance forfeit, al
though he won't take the forfeit. san
IL there with the laWyerlike Arguments