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We conclude with the following characters from this novel:


Uncle Johnny Petrovic
B. Pittsburgh Spiro's younger brother. Baseball and boxing fan. Got black lung in mines. Ex-pug. Scar tissue, large nose, cauliflower ears. Saved purses and money. Worked coal pits in Scranton and Wilkes-Barrie.
Gave the kids boxing gloves for Xmas. Pirate fan. Aunt Jen is 10 yrs. younger, slender blue-eyed. Gave up a promising ring career for the mines. Favorite fighters: Conn, Moore, Greb, Zivic, Burley, Soose. Dies before end of war. No weight given.

Paulie Reid
B. circa 1870. Owner, manager South Street Gym, in Philadelphia. Big nose, cauliflower ears. Southern accent & east coast heritage. Tall, heavy-set, bald. Lets the Petrovic kids train at $.05 a visit. Agrees to let them clean up the place. WWI drill instructor. Works kids on speed and reflexes. Booked Billy and Tony as amateurs 1940. Married and divorced 3 times. "43 sells contracts to George "Mr. G" Grabowski. Gets the petrovic's back when G goes tio prison. Was a fair fighter in his day, but not well regarded as a trainer until the Petrovic's won title. Hired a good cutman for the title fights. Bet on Schultz in rematch with Tony. Needed to pay off bookies. Tony loans him $3000 to pay them off. In 1947 has major
heart attack and decides to retire. Comes back as Tony's trainer after Billy's death. Had gone back to booze and gambling. Told he has a year to live. 2nd heart attack 3 weeks before Tony's next bout. 8/23/48 funeral. Died a few days after Moss' bout vs. Tony. Possible suicide.

Morris Winston
Tough kid and bully, lost a street fight to Petrovic's. Made him a tomato can BW.

John Darwin
Hw Philadlphia. one-time contender. Father of Jodie, Tony's wife

Tony Petrovic Jr.
60 bouts as an amateur. Suffered bad cut on bridge of nose. Cut-prone.
Goes to college football. Fall of '72 Eagles draft pick. All american end. Law practice after football.

Give us

Tony Petrovic Jr. HW 1 Slugger
John Darwin HW 2 Slugger
Paulie Reid HW 2 Either
Uncle Johnny Petrovic FW 3 Slugger
Morris Winston BW 1 Slugger

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