My Lifetime In Sports -- George A. Barton

[paranday]

This book review sounds interesting:

"...There also was a wonderful man named George A. Barton....

When is the last time you heard of a boxer making money by demonstrating his skill at punching the speed bag? Barton did.it. Barton explains in his book My Lifetime in Sports "I (He) mastered every conceivable trick of punching ........two, three, four and five bags simultaneously......which brought me considerable income. I gave exhibitions at variety theaters (actually beer halls) in St. Paul and Minneapolis, county fairs, street carnivals, lodge smokers and other places.

Review is on this page:

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=24229&more=1

[Speedbag]

This book review sounds interesting:

"...There also was a wonderful man named George A. Barton....

When is the last time you heard of a boxer making money by demonstrating his skill at punching the speed bag? Barton did.it. Barton explains in his book My Lifetime in Sports "I (He) mastered every conceivable trick of punching ........two, three, four and five bags simultaneously......which brought me considerable income. I gave exhibitions at variety theaters (actually beer halls) in St. Paul and Minneapolis, county fairs, street carnivals, lodge smokers and other places.

Review is on this page:

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=24229&more=1

Too bad there is no footage! Those early baggers in Vaudeville did some pretty amazing demonstrations. The history surrounding the speed bag gets more and more fascinating.

Says he: I mastered "every conceivable trick of punching".

Wait till he gets a load of Skunk. They might show each other a thing or two.

Thanks for the link. It's a pretty cool story.