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Show J1M HALL DYING OF WHITE PLAGUE Jim Hall, who on March 8, 1S9H. was knocked out In four rounds by Kob KlLzsiminons In New Orleans, I fighting for a puna of $40,000i wan I found in a hovel at Neenah, Wis. yesterday, Id u dying condition and pannllaaa. The atate anti-tuberculo-i nia society Is now carina; for him. ao be has boen afflicted vitb tho great "white plague' fo r many vears. Hall uas been out o' the rin?j game for a loog time, and six.-nt many yuars in Chico, where bin friends supported I him Several times he tried to "come back, but dissipation sa;iped his vitality, vi-tality, he was a physical wreck and made a sory showing m the tine On I February 10. 1X9D, Hall and Fltzaim-1 Fltzaim-1 mons met in Sydno , both being Australians, Aus-tralians, and Hall won with a knockout knock-out in four rounds, but those who were In a position to know say that this was a fake fight, and that Fitz M Hall win "Lanky Rob" did not donv his part In the only crooked fight he ever participated In. |