New York 1878г. 84с. No one is capable of imparting to others a knowledge of that which he is not thoroughly familiar with by practical experience; and those who may out of jealousy or from inquisitiveness want to be informed as to " What we know about sparring and wresthng," we will so far gratify as to say that twenty years or more ago our preceptor was the renowned Yankee Sullivan, and that later on a regular course of lessons was had from William Hastings, conqueror
of Orville Gardner and others; Sam Freeman, the best teacher of his day, and James Hunter, of Brooklyn, who receiyed his tuition from Johnny Walker and Yankee Sullivan.
