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The St. Paul Daily Globe, May 29, 1887, p. 4
THE BANTAMS.
Everything in Readiness for the Featherweight Contest.
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He has emulated Warren's example as to clothes, and looked like a Bowery swell on a Coney island trip. Both men are to weigh at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. If either goes over 120 pounds he is to forfeit $250. Warren will probably not weigh over 117 pounds, which Danforth claims is his weight to an ounce. The match is to come off promptly at 9 o'clock in the evening. Heretofore it has been customary to have such events occur about the mystic hour of 11, after the audience has been entertained (?) by a number of uninteresting set-tos between no-account boxers. The innovation is a good one, and will enable people from St. Paul and other places to return home the same night. It is likely that only one preliminary set-to will be allowed, and that will be between Pat Killen, the champion heavy-weight of the Northwest, and some clever boxer. The sale of reserved seats has been large, and an immense audience will be present. |
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