What's he diff?

[David Barnhart]

I found _Pier 8 brawl_:



They stood toe-to-toe and slugged from gong to gong, a regular old-time Pier
8 brawl that had the spectators standing in their seats.  "John Henry Lewis
Wins Decision Over Ettore," The Bakersfield Calefornian
(NewspaperArchive.com), Feb. 9, 1937, p 15



{There's no question but that the numeral is 8.}



The plot thickens.



Regards,

David



barnhart at highlands.com

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