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IS TRAINING INJURIOUS?
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mind, in these cases, that the body was cultivated, for this roll of athletes is adorned with the names of bishops, poets, queen's counsel, etc.

The following table gives the names and ages of twenty-two of the most famous prize-fighters of England, Ireland, and America:

NAME. BORN. DIED. AGE.
John Broughton 1703 1789 85
Tom Johnson 1750 1797 47
Daniel Mendoza 1763 1736 73
John Jackson 1769 1845 76
Jim Belcher 1781 1811 30
Tom Belcher 1783 1854 71
John Gully 1783 1863 80
Tom Cribb 1781 1848 67
Dan Donnelly 1788 1820 32
Tom Spring 1793 1831 56
Bendigo (W. Thompson) 1811 1880 69
Ben Gamut 1815 1861 46
Wm. Perry (Tipton Slasher) 1819 1881 61
Nat Laughahin 1820 1871 51
Harry Orme 1826 1864 39
Tom Paddock 1824 1863 39
Harry Browne 1826 1865 39
Deaf Burke 1809 1845 39
Tom Sayers 1828 1866 38
"Yankee" Sullivan 1811 1856 45
John Morrissey 1831 1878 47
John C. Heenan 1823 1873 38
Average Age, 47.

This is not a very bad showing for men whose profession involved numerous severe trainings