BOXING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
It is reported that President Roosevelt, throughout' this winter, has practised daily at the White House the art of self-defmce. The boxing bouts take place in the library, and are frequently witnessed by visitors. The other day Mr Roosevelt was engaged in a sparring match with Professor "Mike" Donovan, the boxing instructor of the New York Athletic Club, when a deputation of, political friends from Texas was ushered in. Without allowing himself to be perturbed for an instant, Mr Roosevelt delivered with astounding skill a mighty straight-arm blow, which sent Donovan sprawling helplessly among the visitors. Mr Roosevelt did not smile, but with great politeness observed, "Gentlemen, this 's Professor 'Mike' Donovan. 1 want you to meet him."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9070, 22 April 1908, Page 3
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123BOXING AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9070, 22 April 1908, Page 3
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