Sear Francibeo, July 22.
Tom Sharkey, the old-time heavyweight wie iodght the best of them in his day but never won a title, said here that there aren't any real lighters left im the world. That is, except Lou Nova, whom he considers 4 comer because he trains seriously.
Stil' almost as trim as the days When he licked Cobbett and Fitzsimmons and won a newspaper decision Tom made his pessimistic comments as he sat backstage of the ucada of the. Golden. West at ihe olden Gate International Exposition. He plays many parts im that stiow—a sailor -of Sir Francis Drake, a hang town miner, a blade of the Gay 90's and finally a strong man in a leopard skin, who is introduced as the "original Tom Sharkey who hoists bar bells weighing 250
The old-timers vip and whistle when the spotlight picks up the game old veteran in his leopard skin. Most of the youngsters, however, are puzzled over the identity of this host from the past.
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