Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 6 July 1931, page 10


BOXER'S SKULL FRACTURED.

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bert mccarthy in hospital.

Knocked Out in 13th Round.

Felled by a punch on the chin Bert McCarthy took the count of eight in the 13th round of his fight with the aboriginal welter weight Alby Roberts (v S Ax ) at the Bruns lek stadium on Saturday night Rising grocery McCarthy who had taken severe punishment from the hard-hitting aborigine received another crushing right on the point of the jaw and fell unconscious for the full count He had to be assisted from the ring McCarthy failed to rally under medical treatment and he was taken to the Melbourne Hospital to which he was admitted with a fractured skull

Bert Spargo former head of McCarthy in the ring when they were both feather weights 10 years ago acted as referee on Saturday McCarthy won the feather weight title of Australia on a foul from Spargo on July 29 1922 at the West Melbourne

Stadium and Spargo regained it on a points decision a month later McCarthy was one of the most stylish boxers of his day His Kingcraft sax eel him much in his contest on "-Saturday Early in his boxing miner AlcCarthx then a blacksmiths sinker in North Melbourne 1 oved at the pavilion under the name of

Young Kelly In 1101 he participated in the dramatic contest at, rest the 1 theme Dencio who left the king to die four hours later from cerebral hemorrhage in "">t A in (ent s Hospital AlcCarthx retired from the ring about six c years ago but began com 1 acting in and uri an contests retenth