THE history of the British championship is continued in the 19th article of the series of “Tights Throughout the Ages,” by Will Lawless, who outlines the doings of William Perry (“the Tipton Slasher”) who though fighting at 16, did not get a title match until he was 33. He was succeeded by Harry Broome, but after the latter dropped out Perry and Tom Paddock were selected from the many aspirants as best worthy to ...
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Article : 278 wordsNEXT Monday Ambrose Palmer win meet Fred Henneberry at Sydney Stadium. The contest is billed as being for the middle and heavyweight titles ...
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Article : 134 wordsIN one session of the Caunt-Langham` contest, each man went for a knock-out, and both went within an ace of succeeding. ...
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Article : 267 wordsTHANKS to a good righthand punch to the jaw, Harry McGregor (10.6) was able to account for Roy Stanley (10.5) in the seventh of a ten-rounder at ...
Article : 182 wordsThe sobriquet of “The Slasher” was not the only one William Perry was known by, for on account of his “knock knees” he was also called “kay legs.” At the time such was thought to be a hindrance rather than a help; but it is a fact that the best of boxers, and among many of the hardest hitters, had a similar peculiarity. ...
Article : 328 wordsSUCH was the class of the field in the open scratch event at Victoria club’s open meeting on Monday of this week that the competition was virtually an unofficial open championship of the State. It was made the more interesting because it was the first big event of the 1932 golfing ...
Article : 498 wordsRON RICHARDS (11.3), the Queensland aborigine, won another fight, and won it easily, at the Brisbane Stadium, when the towel came from the corner of S[?]d ...
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Article : 510 wordsAUSTRALIA will have the greatest woman golfer in the continent, and one who has been among women golfers the counterpart of Harry Williams and Jimmie Ferrier among the men, as one of her representatives in the women’s open championship in England this year. In ...
Article : 327 wordsTHE Delaney—Blay serial does not appear to be nearing an end. Stadiums announced that they would meet on April 4, but the Blay party who have been eager ...
Article : 213 wordsWHEN Wee McGregor (9.2) recently met George Cupples at Fitzroy he was troubled by the bustling of the little Irishman, and lost the decision. ...
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Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954), Wed 16 Mar 1932, Page 13
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