Naughton, W.W. PHOTOCOPY of rare 1897 book – The Fight of the Century, an Album of 81 Photographs of the World’s Championship Contest at Carson on March 17, 1897, From a Series of Pictures Taken by F.

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Naughton, W.W. PHOTOCOPY of rare 1897 book ‘The Fight of the Century, an Album of 81 Photographs of the World’s Championship Contest at Carson on March 17, 1897, From a Series of Pictures Taken by F.H. Bushnell, Official Photographer and Published by Permission of the New York Journal. History of the Famous Match and Ring Records of Corbett and Fitzsimmons, Together With Descriptions of the Fight by the Principals and Eminent Special Writers.’ Edited by W.W. Naughton. 28 large 11″ x 17″ paper bound pages stapled at spine. Too large to fit on my little scanner. Highlights include Events Leading Up to the Fight of the Century, Fitzsimmons Forecast of the Great Battle, Corbett’s Forecast of the Championship Fight, Muldoon’s Final Peep at the Big Fellows, Detailed Account of the Fight by W.W. Naughton (all 14 rounds), Scenes and Incidents by Thomas T. Williams, Fitzsimmons Describes What Occurred in the Ring, Corbett’s Account of the Fight of the Century, William Muldoon’s Review of the Contest, What Referee Siler Saw Within the Ropes, Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls Describes the Fight. Outstanding coverage of this fight and the events surrounding it. (Sean Strauss interested in when found)