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Date Posted: 08:28:55 08/20/01 Mon
Author: BMN
Subject: Re: Newspaper Article: “A Million Groans, A Million Dollars” (Thursday, May 2, 1963)
In reply to: Col. Carlos 's message, "Newspaper Article: “A Million Groans, A Million Dollars” (Thursday, May 2, 1963)" on 21:29:36 08/19/01 Sun

>“Watching 38,622 customers jam Comiskey Park June 30,
>1961, to see Rogers meet Pat O’Connor,” he says. “We
>had a gate of $141,345.” It was the highest price ever
>paid to him.

Interesting to read about the praise of the late, great Buddy Rogers who was one of the best to ever lace up the boots. The O'Connor-Rogers match is a great piece of history and is on a two-videotape collection (the name of which escapes me) that I managed to pick up in Boston.

BMN

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