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Show FAMOUS PUGILIST DEAD. George Rooke Answeres the Final Summons. NEW YORK, Nov, 1. George Rooke, 62 years old, who at one time claimed to be middle-weight champion pugilist of the world, is dead in a Newark, N. J., hospital. He was comparatively unknown un-known to the younger generation of pugilists pu-gilists and sporting men in general, but a quarter of a century ago he was a star in pugilistic circles. All his contests were fought with bare knuckles. His last fight whs when he defeated "Paddy" Ryan In Chicago, twenty-five years ago. |