Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Jack Sharkey in Training for Bout With Maloney. Jack Sharkey, young Boston heavyweight who will meet Jimmy Maloney, also of Boston, in a fifteen round bout at the Yankee Stadium, May 19th, to decide a possible opponent for Gene Tunney, is now training for the fight at Stillman's Gym. He is shown here in a characteristic fighting pose.
Jack Sharkey in Training for Bout With Maloney. Jack Sharkey, young Boston heavyweight who will meet Jimmy Maloney, also of Boston, in a fifteen round bout at the Yankee Stadium, May 19th, to decide a possible opponent for Gene Tunney, is now training for the fight at Stillman's Gym. He is shown here in a characteristic fighting pose.
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Jack Sharkey in Training for Bout With Maloney. Jack Sharkey, young Boston heavyweight who will meet Jimmy Maloney, also of Boston, in a fifteen round bout at the Yankee Stadium, May 19th, to decide a possible opponent for Gene Tunney, is now training for the fight at Stillman's Gym. He is shown here in a characteristic fighting pose.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. May 1927]

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