Herriman Saturday: May 8 1910 – Comic Strip History

May 8 1910 — Herriman offers us a dream sequence in which Jim Jeffries finds himself back in his old world championship digs.

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I don't know if it's been referenced before, but the Bob Armstrong in the last panel is a reference to Jeffries' sparring partner. There's a wiki entry on Armstrong showing a photo of him.

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