Lubin's New Improved Patent Film -- December 2, 2023

New York Clipper, 28-March-1903

The Lubin Manufacturing Company was a pioneering film production company founded in 1902 in Philadelphia by Siegmund Lubin. Lubin later produced movies in Jacksonville, Florida and Los Angeles, California.

The Oberammergau Passion Play is performed in the Bavarian village every ten years. The Passion Play became a hot topic and several producers made adaptions. Lubin's was made in 1900.

In 1899, Jim Jeffries defeated Bob Fitzsimmons to take his heavyweight title. On 25-July-1902, they fought a rematch in San Francisco. Fitzsimmons broke Jeffries' nose, but Jeffries knocked him cold in the 8th.

San Francisco Examiner, 26-July-1922

One of the Most Desperate Ring Fights Ever Known -- January 20, 2016

New York Clipper, 13-January-1906

On 20-December-1905, Light Heavyweight champ Bob Fitzsimmons fought Philadelphia Jack O'Brien at the Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco.  This was their second fight.  O'Brien won when Fitzsimmons retired after the 13th round.  Fitzsimmons had won a 24-July-1904 fight against O'Brien in Philadelphia.  Fitzsimmons was a former heavyweight champ.

The Lubin Manufacturing Company offered the complete 13 rounds or the "six best rounds."

"The Greatest Money Maker of the 20th Century."

Corbett-Fitzsimmons:
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2015/11/varioscopes-to-be-operated-at-corbett.html

O'Brien-Burns:
http://bigvriotsquad.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-famous-burns-obrien-contest-january.html

Varioscopes to be Operated at the Corbett-Fitzsimmons Contest -- November 18, 2015

Phonoscope, January-February 1897

Enoch J Rector created the 63mm Veriscope (the article calls it the "varioscope"), which recorded and projected 63mm wide-screen views of the 17-March-1897 fight between heavyweight champion James J Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons at Carson City, Nevada.  Fitzsimmons won by a knockout in the 14th round.  Rector captured all 14 rounds, a prologue with former champ John L Sullivan, and an epilogue showing the arena after the fight, when the crowd stormed the ring.  Much of the film is lost, but the surviving pieces have been transferred to 35mm film.