Author: Frank L. Dowling
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781230411279
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ... he was winning the tattle, as he gave the office with a smile to some of his friends, by putting one of his fingers to his tongue. 48 to 50. Some fighting on both sides, but Turner went down in all these rounds. 51. Turner put in a sharp facer. Martin followed him and exchanged blows. A trifling pause. Martin, in following Turner till down, again complained that he went down without a hit. "I shall decide fairly, depend upon it, '1 said Mr. Jackson, "he not only received a hit, but his foot caught in a hole," pointing to the place. 52 to 54. The two first rounds were well fought. In the last, Martin again made an appeal to the umpires. Mr. Jackson again repeated, that if anything unfair occurred, the umpires would notice it. 55. Exchanges. Martin put in a severe facer. During a short pause, Martin said, "You are a game man, Ned, but you must lose it." Ultimately, Turner went down. The latter appeared to hit round, and it seemed as if one of his hands had gone. Martin's right hand was also in a bad state. 56. Turner was getting quite weak, but he seemed to have no idea of losing. Martin hit Turner on the head, and he went down terribly distressed. 57. Both down, Martin uppermost. 58. Few, if any persons round the ring had an idea that the battle was so near over. This was a severe round to Ned--in fact, it was the tie-up of the fight. He received a severe blow on the body, and also a sharp one upon his head, when he went down. 59. Turner endeavoured to make play, but it was all up. Martin fibbed him severely at the ropes, got Turner down, and fell on him with his knee nearly on his throat. 60 and last. In a struggle, Martin fell with all his weight on Turner. Turner was placed on his second's knee. Martin, who was most anxiously viewing...
Author: Frank L Dowling
Publisher: Andesite Press
Published: 2015-08-08
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781298549655
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Author: Richard William Cox
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780719025921
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Richard Cox
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-12-16
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 1135287147
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Volume one of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.