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GENTLEMAN JIM

... of Gentleman Jim. The greatest triumph of Jim Corbett's life was when he knocked out Sullivan. He took 21 rounds to do it. The purse was £5,000. with a side-stake of £4,000. Until ,ate met Ocrbett. Sullivan had been invincible. Gentleman Jim lost his ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 208 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

GENTLEMAN JIM

... GENTLEMAN JIM DEATH OF ONCE-FAMOUS BOXING CHAMPION NEW YORK, Saturday. Gentleman Jim Corbett, otherwise known as Pompadour Jim, heavy, weight champion boxer of the world for five years, died to-day, aged G7.—Reuter. James J. Corbett was born on ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 251 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

GENTLEMAN JIM DEAD

... GENTLEMAN JIM DEAD. Boxing. World Champion for Five Years. FOUGHT 61 ROUNDS WITH JACKSON. Gentleman Jim Corbett, heavyweight boxing champion the world for five ■ears, died Saturday at his homo in Bayeide, Queen's, New York, aged sixtyseven. He had ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 238 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GENTLEMAN JIM DEAD

... GENTLEMAN JIM DEAD Ex-Champion's £300 Week on Stage '' Gentleman Jim Corbett, time heavy-weight boxing champion of the world, died on Saturday at his home Bavside, Queen's, New York, aged 67. He had been ill for over a year with heart disease. ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 126 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

GENTLEMAN JIM PASSES

... GENTLEMAN JIM PASSES. Bank Clerk Boxing Champ' oll ' With the passing of Jam ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 249 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Gentleman Jim Dead Famous Boxer

... Gentleman Jim Dead Famous Boxer SO Gentleman Jim Corbett is dead. Thus there passes one of the last few survivors of the great days of bare knuckle fights and the sawdust ring. He was 67. Corbett' title tight• with John 1.. Sullivan, the strong ...

Published: Sunday 19 February 1933
Newspaper: Reynolds's Newspaper
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 229 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

GENTLEMAN JIM CORBETT DEAD MAN WHO MADE BOXING HISTORY

... GENTLEMAN JIM CORBETT DEAD MAN WHO MADE BOXING HISTORY From On Own Correspondent New York. Saturday. JAMES J. CORBETT IS DEAD. GENTLEMAN JIM ,' TH E GREATEST OF OLD - TIME BOXERS, AND THE MAN WHO MADE RINGCRAFT THE GREAT CLEAN SPORT IT 18 TO-DAY, PASSED ...

Published: Sunday 19 February 1933
Newspaper: The People
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 196 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GENTLEMAN JIM CORBETT DEAD NAN WHO FIRST MADE BOXING A SCIENCE

... GENTLEMAN JIM CORBETT DEAD WHO FIRST MADE BOXING A SCIENCE ?Gentleman Jim Corbett, the hero nf woe of the great& fights in the his*, of boxing, and a former heavyweight champion of the world, has died in New at the age of 67. ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 43 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

With the'&V.h lijr-e Island Sat-j urday of Gentleman Jim Corbett.i otherwise known Pompadonr Jim, i heavy ..

... With the'&V.h lijr-e Island Sat-j urday of Gentleman Jim Corbett.i otherwise known Pompadonr Jim, i heavy-weight champion the world for 'five years, there paeesd one o. the few survivors great days of bareknuckle fights and the sawdust ring With the passing ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 332 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

GENTLEMAN JIM CORBETT DEAD. Champion Who Knocked Out J. L. Sullivan. Mew York. Saturday. “G«ntleman Ilm CoAett, ..

... GENTLEMAN JIM CORBETT DEAD. Champion Who Knocked Out J. L. Sullivan. Mew York. Saturday. “G«ntleman Ilm CoAett, known Pompadour Ilm,” hearrwalxbt champion boxer of the world for flv« years, died to-day aged Corbett Is stated to hare been suOer“SSS • ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 368 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

DEATH OF “GENTLEMAN JIM” CORBETT, FORMER WORLD S BOXING CHAMPION. Once Appeared in Belfast. ,Tamos J. CV'll'ctl ..

... DEATH OF “GENTLEMAN JIM” CORBETT, FORMER WORLD S BOXING CHAMPION. Once Appeared in Belfast. ,Tamos J. CV'll'ctl, former bo,avy wniglit champion of world, died at Long Island Saturday, afred 66. Jim,” r.s Corbett was known, the Rclfaot IJipj>o r ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 104 | Page: 2 | Tags: none