Jack Delaney, French-Canadian pugilist now of Bridgeport, Conn., represented Experience. Paul Berlenbach, German-American, who had recently risen to sensational fame by the knock-out of his last ten opponents, typified Strength. Berlenbach's friends offered cash at 5 to 2 on the meeting of the two in Madison Square Garden. Tex Rickard in his counting house counted his receipts. The fame of Berlenbach had sold every reserved seat two days before the fight. On the newsstands, Berlenbach's picture covered the front page of The Muscle Builder, a "McFadden publication." Inside the cover Berlenbach told How...
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