Show TO WHIP jahn L SULLIVAN Ws 10 e tem ubron jimmy page was the first man to whip john L sullivan but the records are silent they credit james J corbett with that lone distinction jimmy page was headmaster of the dwight school springfield street boston mass and one of his twelve year old mischief makers was one john L sull sullivan iran one lay day after the young roans teacher could no longer endure sullivans idleness find and trickiness lie he sent for jimmy page long a hero in school circles step up here young man said jimmy to john L now youre going to learn better manners and john L stepped up und and without a wl whimper limper took ills his rat tanning in front of the W whole hole class but the records dont say a word about this first defeat stjohn L sullivan I 1 |