Refereeing 1000 Fights - Reminiscences of Boxing

Refereeing 1000 Fights - Reminiscences of Boxing
Author: Eugene Corri
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2012-12-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1447486560

Originally published in 1915, this is a memoir of Eugene Corri's career as a boxing referee. He refereed all the top fights of the day and speaks at length of both the fights themselves and the boxers who fought them, all of whom he knew well. Well-illustrated with black and white photographs, this is a fascinating glimpse into a vanished era. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents include: The Lucky-Tub of Memory; The Carpentier; Gunboat Smith Fight; Barbardier Wells, with a Word or Two about Carpentier; Robert Fitzsimmons; Willie Ritchie and Freddy Welsh; Matt Wells, Sereant Basham,and Johnny Summers; Wilde The Wizard; Some Boxing Storeys; More Boxing Storeys; Boxing in the War.

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: Detroit Public Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1915
Genre: Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
ISBN:

Popular Culture in London C.1890-1918

Popular Culture in London C.1890-1918
Author: Andrew Horrall
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2001-12-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780719057830

Reg Prentice remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period. His defection reflected an important 'sea change' in British politics; the end of the post-war consensus and the beginnings of the Thatcher era. This book examines the key events surrounding Prentice's transition from a front-line Labour politician to a Conservative minister in the first Thatcher government. It focuses on the shifting political climate in Britain during the 1970s, as the post-war settlement came under pressure from adverse economic conditions, militant trade unionism and an assertive New Left. Prentice's story provides an important case study on the crisis that afflicted social democracy, highlighting Labour's left-right divide and the possibility of a realignment of British politics. This study will be invaluable to anyone interested in the turbulent and transitional nature of British politics during a watershed period.