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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:05:02 +0000 (UTC)
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how can I reach John Travis




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Sent: Saturday, May 8, 2010 8:37:36 AM
Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Troy's fighting Irish

In the 1940's and 1950's on early television there were the "Friday Night
Fights" brought to you by Gillette Razor Co., whose jingle was "look sharp,
be sharp" - NBC was the major network that televised the fights for those of
you who weren't around back then.  I guess your grandparents might have been
one of those who watched the Friday Night Fights.

Rich in Greer
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Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 7:57 AM
Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Troy's fighting Irish


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> Good morning, TIGS,
>
> A little bit of Troy history for you: Peter Duffy, the author of The
> Killing of Major Denis Mahon, recounts the history of one of Troy's
> several famous Irish prize fighters here:
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> http://www.slate.com/id/2252382/
>
> My aunt once told me that my immigrant ggrandfather Michael Dunn, a
> storekeeper in South Troy, had been nicknamed Old Smoke or Old Smokie. I
> had no idea why. Then I read in Kevin Kenny's book The American Irish: A
> History, that some fighter from Troy was dubbed Old Smokie. But I don't
> think Kenny named that fighter and, after reading Peter's story yesterday,
> I went in search of his name. It turned out he was John Morrissey, who
> also had Troy connections. Peter's story about Heenan and the Morrissey
> history that I found on the internet are both fascinating.
>
> I also recall that my grandparents had a great interest in "the fights,"
> even in the 1950s.
>
> Mary Lee Dunn
>
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