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  2. Darcy Compared With Champions of Other Years

    IN spite of Darcy’s triumphant march there were still people who persisted in ignoring his greatness, refusing him the right to the title of champion of the world. One publication answering a question submitted by a correspondent even ...

    Article : 1,587 words
  3. Bare Knuckle Champion

    THE death is reported from England of Jem Smith, one of the old brigade of pugilists. Born in 1863, he began big boxing when 22, and eventually became the last champion at “bare knuckles. In his last contest without gloves he fought a draw of 106 rounds ...

    Article : 126 words
  4. Middleweight Title Bout

    IT will be like old times in Sydney boxing at the coming week-end when at Rushcutters Bay Stadium a title bout will be staged, Ambrose Palmer will endeavor to regain the middleweight crown from Bob Thornton, who rather astonished his Sydney friends by ...

    Article : 171 words
  5. UPS AND DOWNS

    THE third meeting of Pat Coates (10.9) and Tom Moloney (10.7) at Fitzroy on Saturday was notable for the number of knock-downs. ...

    Article : 108 words
  6. NOT “BROKE”

    THE story that Jack Dempsey has gone “stone broke” and has decided to appear in a series of small bouts in an endeavor to rebuild his exchequer, as ...

    Article : 201 words
  7. NEW HONORS

    IT is a far cry from a boxing ring to that in which politicians “put on the gloves,” and there are very few instances in which successful glove artists ...

    Article : 291 words
  8. “NO FIGHT”

    THERE was an unfortunate sequel to the reopening of the Prahran Stadium on Friday night, in that the main event. between Dave Jackson (11.12) of ...

    Article : 312 words
  9. Sid Baker’s Challenge

    As if to make Darcy’s position absolutely certain, Mr Sid Baker. the well known member of Tatter-sall’s sail’s Club, offered to back Les ...

    Article : 170 words
  10. Palmer Married

    AMBROSE PALMER is another Australian boxer to settle down to matrimony while young. He will not be 20 until next month. On Saturday ...

    Article : 68 words
  11. Tasmanians for Titles

    THE Tasmania Boxing Association has made a len[?] selection of representatives for the Australian championships at Melbourne in January. The [?] being that the men should ...

    Article : 18 words
  12. Sharman Troupe at the Royal Show

    It would be no Show without Sharman —a name that needs no introduction—and when we announce that Jimmy Sharman’s troupe of boxers and wrestlers will ...

    Article : 158 words
  13. TITLES CHANGE HANDS

    OF five title-holders to appear in the finals of the Victorian amateur boxing and wrestling championships, only two survived. They were M. Byrne, ...

    Article : 758 words
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  15. Gossip Of The Ring

    VETERAN Jimmy Hill will try lo repeat the brilliance he showed against Jack Fite gerald when he meets [?]id Rooney at Leichhardt next Saturday., Rooney was moving along nicely ...

    Article : 339 words
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