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Saturday, April 07, 2012
Herriman Saturday
Sunday, March 1 1908 -- Two days left before the big fight between Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt. The cartoon forecasts that the winner will go on to bigger and better bouts while the loser will be relegated to obscurity. And you know what? Herriman is exactly right. The winner went on to a long boxing career, while the loser got out of the sport after a few more bouts.
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