fighting fit

By Max Musson: I watched a short video again recently and memories of Mr Pike, the Mate on the Elsinore, from Jack London’s novel ‘Mutiny on the Elsinore’ sprang to mind. Here’s how Jack London describes Mr Pike: “… Huge he was in all conscience, broad-shouldered, heavy-boned, and, despite the profound stoop of his shoulders, fully six feet in height … a splendid figure of a man” “I stole a look at his gnarled hands. Any finger would…