Harry Nathan Tuthill (July 30, 1870 – January 31, 1935) was an American

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. He began his career as a trainer of footracers and boxers and later became a trainer in Major League Baseball and

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. He was the trainer for the

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from 1904 to 1907 and for the

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from 1907 to 1921.

Early years

Tuthill was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1870. He served two year in the United States Navy before returning to Saginaw where he worked in a boiler factory and later as a bellhop. At the time of the 1900 Census, he was living in Manhattan and working as an actor. While living in New York and after working as an entertainer, Tuthill began training footracers and then boxers.

Training career

Tuthill became one of the most renowned athletic trainers in the first 25 years of the 20th century. He was a trainer in Major League Baseball for the

(1904-1907) and

(1907-1921) and in

for the Army Cadets (1911-1915) and

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(1916-1917). He was also the trainer or cornerman for many boxers, including world champions

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, and Honey Mellody, as well as

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and

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. In his later years, he operated a gymnasium in Detroit where he trained boxers. He also served as a boxing referee in the 1920s.

Later years

Tuthill was married to Mary Fisher Tuthill. He died in January 1935 in Detroit from cardiac failure due to myocardial degeneration.Record for Harry Nathan Tuthill, July 1870-Jan 1935. Ancestry.com. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950 atabase on-lineDeath Records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuthill, Harry 1870 births 1935 deaths Athletic trainers University of Michigan faculty Sportspeople from Saginaw, Michigan

Early years

Training career

Later years

See also

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