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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 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 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

CURRENT TOPICS

... CURRENT TOPICS. Weather Prophets: Five Thousand Handshakes: “Gentleman Jim.” ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 9 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FOUGHT IN RING FOR 61 ROUNDS

... FOUGHT IN RING FOR 61 ROUNDS Gentleman Jim Corbett Dies in New York NEW YORK, Sunday, With the death yesterday of Gentleman Jim Corbett, otherwise Pompadour Jim, heavyweight champion of the world for five years, there passes one of the few survivors ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 272 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

SUBSTITUTE BEATS CHAMPION

... and Will Shaw, of Blrstall, won on points against George Holmes, of Leeds. “GENTLEMAN JIM” DEAD. WORLD'S HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAMPION FOR FIVE YEARS. NEW YORK, .Saturday. Gentleman Jim Corbett, heavy-weight champion of the world for five years from 1892, died ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 339 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

FOREIGN

... Communist plans lor revolution have been [ discovered by the Roumanian following the arrest bi a woman spy. Page 10 • ■' Gentleman Jim Corbett, the former world champion heavy-weight, has died in New York. Page 4 ...

`GENTLEMAN BM' DEAD

... York oti Saturday following heart trouble' , of Jim 'Corbett. the former heavy-weight champion of the world. Known as Gentleman Jim, Corbett won the heavy-weight • title from J. L. Sullivan at New Orleans. Louie/sae. in 1892 by a knock-out the fist round ...

Published: Monday 20 February 1933
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 124 | Page: 15 | Tags: none