A Hoss Gallery Part 1 by Mark Hatmaker

 

The First Successful English Channel Swim

·        August 25, 1875

·        Captain Matthew Webb dove into the channel from Dover’s Admiralty Pier.

·        His mainstay is the breaststroke.

·        He is coated in porpoise fat as an insulator, three boats follow to hand him cups of beef tea to assist.

·        At no time does he touch the boats—he remains swimming, or treading water throughout the entire journey with no aid of float or additional swimming aids.

·        He is badly stung by jellyfish along the way and yet continues.

·        He reaches Calais, France after swimming a continuous 21 hours and 45 minutes.

·        Captain Webb later perished on July 24^th, 1883.

·        He was attempting to swim under the falls at Niagara when he was sucked into a whirlpool and drowned.

·        His solo channel swim remained untouched for 36 years—another swimmer was not successful at the feat until 1911.

Shortest Fight With Gloves

·        1928

·        Al Foreman KO’d Ruby Levine.

·        Time 11.5 seconds and that time includes the Referee’s Count.

·        Reports at Ringside state that Foreman landed three punches.

Imagine that sprint from the corner to the flurry to the drop.

Astonishing!

Resources for Livin’ the Old School Warrior Life

The Black Box Store

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The Indigenous Ability Blog

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The Rough ‘n’ Tumble Raconteur Podcast

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