Good old Boxers

[happy daze john in oz]

Don Cokle, now there is a name from the past.
WE used to sing a song about him.

Toreador don't Cokle on the floor.
Use the spitoon, what do you think it's for?

[John Gill]

If I remember correctly the Turpin I knew it was on one of the ore carriers and was only there for the one trip. He was coloured like Turpin himself about the same shade as I recall from the films of his fights. However this bosun was a man in his 50s and would have been an uncle or similar I imagined. He was an ex bosun out of Blue Funnel so was used to more complicated ships and seemed out of place on an ore carrier. Think he was on one of the Liverpool seaman’s pools. Think with a name like Turpin he got christened Dick. JS

Randolph DID have a brother named Dick. Obviously his parents really thought that one through.

[happy daze john in oz]

Well they did have to get money somewhere, boxing then did not pay so well.