According to his obituary, Pendergast "operated a tight training camp on Staten Island" and was a trainer for "John L. Sullivan, Jake Kilrain and other notables of the prize ring." I like the tagline - "Long Cut Tobacco Has An Unbeaten Record"

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Joe Pendergast 1887 Lorillard's

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Joe Pendergast 1887 Lorillard's

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