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Show Farmer Bums Is 72; Still Spry, Frisky OMAHA, Neb. Feb IS OP) "Farmer" Martin J. Burnt, famous wrestler ot year gone by. celebrated hla eeventy-eeo-ond birthday today with a short walk in lieu ot breakfast Burns, who held the world heavyweight wrestling championship cham-pionship In tha days when the performers were not wired tor sound, hadn't ha said, eaten a breakfast in 60 years. To his frugal diet and to hi abstinence absti-nence from tobacco, spirituous liquor, coffee and tea he gave credit for his present spryneea. He competed in 8000 professions! profes-sions! matches and held the championship from 1808 to 18B7. Ha still has the bull neck that ha once Inserted in a hangman's hang-man's nooae to prove it strength. The neck showed no signs of Injury after an eight-Inch eight-Inch drop on the tcaffold. |