Hal Fitzsimmons

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Hal Fltzsimmons, announced as the champion riveter of the world, made the ballyhoo for the Salvation Army collection, and did it so well he frisked almost the entire audience for paper money. He told how, before the war, he was a bum, was rejected for the army, his two brothers were accepted, one being killed and the other having both legs amputated. It was a most forceful talk and brought home the bacon.
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Variety, 54:13 (05/23/1919)