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  2. Broken Leg Ends Battle for Championship of England

    IN the ninth of his series of Fistic Battles Throughout the Ages, Witt Lawless deals with the remarkable career of John Gully, pugilist, publican and parliamentarian, and mentions an amazing prophecy which came true. The main contest described was that between Tom Cribb and Bob Gregson, a Lancashire claimant for ...

    Article : 1,102 words
  3. GILDO AGAIN

    ONCE Sydney staged the best contests on Boxing Day. It [?] that morning 23 years ago that Johnson took the world’s title ...

    Article : 338 words
  4. BLAY’S PUNCH

    BOBBIE BLAY continues on his winning way, his last success being against Harold Costello at Broken Hill. The Victorian won in the third round ...

    Article : 682 words
  5. Double Knock-out

    WHILE a double knock-out has ended a fight, very rarely [?] the 50 years of glove lighting, only once did such a thing happen in ...

    Article : 81 words
  6. Walked 17 Miles

    IN these days of comfort for boxing patrons it is difficult to realise that those of bygone ages had to put up with hardships in ...

    Article : 115 words
  7. Picked A Treble

    JOHN GULLY had wonderful self confidence, which was borne out by the fact that early in his career he ...

    Article : 90 words
  8. GUN CRITIC ANSWERED

    THE allegation by Mr Macfarlan in the Legislative Assembly to the effect that defenceless, half-dazed birds were killed by trapshooters brought a ...

    Article : 412 words
  9. TITLE TEAM

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 237 words
  10. RING NEWS AND GOSSIP

    AMONG the Queenslanders coming to Melbourne for the Australian amateur championships are four from the gym conducted by Pat Hill, who has for a long ...

    Article : 470 words
  11. WON FIRST UP

    THE young Melbourne boxer, Jack O’Brien, started well at Perth by winning the first of the three contests for which he was engaged. Weighing ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 264 words
  12. SPEARS BARRED FROM TITLE RACE IN TASMANIA

    A SENSATION was caused at Westbury (Tas.) on Monday when Bob Spears (N.S.W.). ex-world’s track champion, was notified on the line that because he had ...

    Article : 643 words
  13. Advertising

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    Advertising : 129 words
  14. Unlucky Fosters

    FATE has dealt a severe blow to the Foster family of cyclists. A little more than a week ago Keith Foster died as ...

    Article : 181 words
  15. TEAM SPEED RACING

    FOLLOWING the lead of the English dirt track promoters, the directors of the Exhibition Speedway have decided to commence teams’ racing from next ...

    Article : 351 words
  16. Advertising

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    Advertising : 77 words
  17. PRINGLE PROVES PEERLESS AT DROME

    JIMMY PRINGLE, the brilliant Victorian speed merchant who recently returned from England where he scored numerous successes and was presented ...

    Article : 235 words
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