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Old 01-29-2011, 09:38 AM
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Hugh Jennings had a sad end. He had a nervous breakdown at the end of the 1925 season and was unable to return to his job as John McGraw's assistant manager for 1926. He was institutionalized in a sanitarium in South Carolina and never went back to baseball after he got out. Here is a snapshot of Jack Dempsey visiting with Jennings at the sanitarium:



More cheerful, here is a snapshot of Jim Jeffries' Barn in Burbank, CA, which was a training facility and boxing venue that Jeff operated until he died:



And here are three snapshots of Joe Louis while training for Max Baer:





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