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Cap · 12-04-2018, 04:27 PM

Cutting from The Glasgow Herald - December 1897...The Continent proves to be very unfavourable to foreign sportsmen as Sandy Ferguson, Jack Stewart and Tiger Smith all suffer unexpected losses to local ringmen...Ferguson the big New Brunswicker and his fellow countryman Stewart fall victim to their own over confidence in neglect of their training and are humbled in points losses to what many experts consider inferior fighters....England's Smith wanders into the lion's den in confronting Norway's latest sporting idol Bjarni Thorsen and is demolished in less than two rounds....To add to that country's humiliation Hampshire heavyweight Joe Beckett fails to land a single serious blow in a disastrous effort against Deutchland's Pride Ludwig Schuhmann at the prestigious National Sporting Club....In the semi windup young James Moir of Lambeth forces a stoppage of Eire's veteran Peter Collins in 1:53 of round one....

12-04-2018, 04:27 PM	#263
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 8,046	Cutting from The Glasgow Herald - December 1897...The Continent proves to be very unfavourable to foreign sportsmen as Sandy Ferguson, Jack Stewart and Tiger Smith all suffer unexpected losses to local ringmen...Ferguson the big New Brunswicker and his fellow countryman Stewart fall victim to their own over confidence in neglect of their training and are humbled in points losses to what many experts consider inferior fighters....England's Smith wanders into the lion's den in confronting Norway's latest sporting idol Bjarni Thorsen and is demolished in less than two rounds....To add to that country's humiliation Hampshire heavyweight Joe Beckett fails to land a single serious blow in a disastrous effort against Deutchland's Pride Ludwig Schuhmann at the prestigious National Sporting Club....In the semi windup young James Moir of Lambeth forces a stoppage of Eire's veteran Peter Collins in 1:53 of round one.... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."