On Friday night, at Leichhardt Stadium, the Victorian lightweight, Norman Gillespie, gained a hairline decision over "Bluey" Jones, of Newcastle, and relieved the latter of his Australian lightwight championship. ...
Article : 943 wordsThe most attractive mid-week fixture offered by Stadiums Ltd., this year, takes place at the Sydney. Stadium to-nisht. It is between the ...
Article : 427 wordsOnly great pluck enabled Pete Sarron to get through his engagement with "Pinky" Silverberg at the West Melbourne Stadium on Saturday night. Backed up by an indomitable fighting spirit, it won him a points decision ...
Article : 1,216 wordsOn Saturday night, at the Sydney Stadium, another local boy enters the "main bout" class, when Jack Haines meets Bobby La Salic ...
Article : 291 wordsALL the world over fight fans were interested in the big battle in U.S.A. at the New York Coleseum lost Wednesday, when Fidel La Barba lost a ten-round bout to the Cuban colored boxer, Eligio Sardinis, alias Kid Chocolate. It was to have found the first official bantam champion ...
Article : 181 wordsJack Haines, who meets American Bobby La Salle on Saturday night at Sydney Stadium, is not only a clever boxer, but a hard-hitting fighter. He is about the toughest proposition the American could tackle in this country. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 41 wordsA great evening of good, honest fighting was witnessed at the Sydney Stadium on Wednesday. Three of the bouts were concluded by knockouts, and in the semi-final of ten rounds, there were two knock-downs—more than the usual quota of thrills. In the main event, of twelve rounds, Jimmy ...
Article : 925 wordsJACK ROBERTS, the Newcastle boxer, went down before the body battering of Babe Herman, the American star, on Saturday night at Sydney Stadium. In doing so he fought with striking courage, and, in the earlier rounds, with fierce sting in his punches, Herman demonstrated clearly that he is one of the most accomplished fighters ever sent to ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 2,557 wordsIn answer to a letter from "Query" (Yenda), who asks if Jimmy Wilde was ever flyweight champion of the world, I smile, for here is a question I can answer regardless of the consequences. ...
Article : 1,643 wordsA capacity house at Leichhardt on Friday, witnessed the opening bout of four rounds between Sailor Vigros (10.4) and Jack Donnelly (10.3) and this ...
Article : 313 wordsPrior to the big fight between Babe Herman and Jack Roberts, at Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, some spirited bouts entertained the big crowd. ...
Article : 298 wordsJim Browning secured n win over Sandy MncDougall at Adelaide on Saturday night by one fall to nil. At times Browning seemed unfair. He punched ...
Article : 79 wordsLast Wednesday night in Melbourne, Jerry Gardiner (9.3 3/4) boxed a 12-round draw with Tommy Pemberton (9.9), but to the majority of onlookers, the division should have gone to ...
Article : 300 wordsIN answer to "Query's" second question, as to whether Wilde would have beaten Fidel La Barba had they met at 8.10, I think this is a question that should bo ruled out. The weight is too much, a stone at this weight even for a Wilde, but ...
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Advertising : 56 wordsThe heavyweight wrestlers, Tymko Lurich and Leone Labriola, who previously had met at Adelaide in a draw, wrestled at Newcastle Stadium on Saturday night. Labriola, in ...
Article : 44 wordsAt Leichhardt Stadium on Tuesday (last week) Ken Parkes (9.8) dropped a decision to Leo Bell (9.0) after ten hard rounds. They provided a fine finish ...
Article : 165 wordsLouis Pergantes. light-heavyweight champion of Greece, after a successful tour of the western States, where he defeated Walter Miller, Henry Irslinger ...
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Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939), Wed 29 May 1929, Page 10
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