Boxers, like horses, do not always perform true to form, that is why Frank Van, of Sydney, surprised the bulk of the crowd at ...
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Article : 841 wordsGEORGE COOK, the Australian heavyweight, now in the United States, writes from New York by the latest mail: ...
Article : 326 wordsIN the presence of a very large attendance, Leo Carried, the lighter and more fragile-looking, beat the American welterweight, Joe Dunn, after 15 busy and sometimes ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 1,095 wordsFIGHT fans who journeyed to the Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night were treated to good sport. The programme was a Newcastle v Sydney bill, and each of the bouts ...
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Article : 494 wordsTHE following is to hand from "The Referee's" New Zealand correspondent: Nelson McKnight defeated Larry Lasher in eight rounds of a 15-round professional ...
Article : 178 wordsTHUS writes "Old Buffer," on an ever in-interesting subject among old-time fights: "I am an old-timer, who suffers from hallucinations, so I am told by another old-timer ...
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Article : 370 wordsI am indebted for the following fight story to Mr. T. Ehiefeldt, of Burringbar: "A packed house greeted Matty Smith (8.1), Northern Rivers' bantam champion ...
Article : 188 wordsAn excellent fight was staged at Pat McHugh's Leichhardt resort on Friday night before a very good house. In the main 15-rounder Eddie Watson (8.3) fought a draw ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 123 wordsFred Zimmerman, the Canadian boxer new in Hobart, is seeking a match with Tasmanian Algy Daniels. Boxing promoter Wholands is hopeful of ...
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