Pit Bull book Memoirs of the Pit compiled in the 1930's by Jack Meeks

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Memoirs of the Pit
compiled in the 1930's by Jack Meeks.
Howard Hadley fell heir to a copy in the 1940's and sent a copy to Harry Nutall, a Michigan Police Officer. From there Joe L'Abbe copied it. Later Joe Prophit copied it and sent a copy to Pete Sparks in April of 1960. Pete printed a limited number in 1974. This is a facsimile edition of Sparks 1974 printing.
Loaded with Pit Bull history, Including Handling Tips, conditioning, Sample Contract, the Spring Pole, Settin’ Em Down, Early Imported Dogs, the Gas House Strain, Canadian Dogs, etc. Battle records of Dugan’s Pat, Ch. Frisco Sport, Ch. Billy Sunday, Semmes’ Tanner-Terry-Big Jack-Tige and Colonel, Tudors Ch. Peter (first UKC Pit Champion) and many others. This book also covers early American strains such as Burke, Clark, Corcoran, Farmer, Bowser, Armitage, etc., with notes and letters from some of these breeders. Softbound 112 pages