Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-03
First Heavyweight Champion OF
United States Succumbs to
Heart Attack.
MADE s2,ooo,ooo ~ TIE RING
Spent Half OF 1t Buying Drinks for
Self and .idmircrs-iIis Ruthless
iiammcring Style Conquered by
Scientific Jim Corbctt.
BY. Associated Press !.

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Quay 70 Pa: VISIT - ho"toh 70 zee
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Liquor Cost nm pi"n"hip.
John L." always attributed hls loss
VI the championship 10 Corbet, b. 4
knockout in New Orleans September :.
1892 to liquor. lie had made "a for
tune IN tho ryizc rirG, and bad spent
IL when his friends rendered him
benant couccr, in ;oston 10 put him
on hs feet again. The money obtained
from this veHtUr. wont also according
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), variety psrioyinance i. Boston. When
H.. ,r.,. II. his ,t.,ns , ,nnrn,fceu.,,.
i',,t,, ,.n,..,'s. at. aa1
ro,,.r. \ HUSKY h.y,r Who ,,os an.
ar ,nr p.r,o-p,crs cb,I;eo,ed sry ono
m Iii, audience - enter the ring, win
him II ,ya. :. summons sullivan could
no; refuse. although he Mad had no
rti.. ,yperieuc. peclio- on his co.,
he icarcd u3on the Stage. took a blow
10 the head and knocked gu: Ills oppo-
rcut with or. clean punch straight
from tile shoulder /; was q method o,
a.hting he never dropped
Sg,I!ran's old lighting spirit re-
Fights to Very End.
NAMED 10 Tho end. The first fa!n;ing
spcl! left h!:n unconscious for ten MIN
utcS, and when he rallied. George NJ.
Bush, a friend who lived with him. was
applying lee bags TO his head. Bush
told the former champion 10 keep quiet:
mat ne mao sen: TOT doctor.
don't want any doctor. John l..
sad. We !istened 10 lot OF them
III my !!ie' ana KNOW am al FiSAt
ana can oocloF mHSei.
nc protested WAen ~. Hana' VINO
W. hsI be,,a- 80 - to, CO.. oo,,.i,a - 80 -,