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  2. Champion’s Children Burned to Death in Ho tel Fire

    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 ...

    Article : 1,466 words
  3. COOK’S CHANCE

    FEW Australians will concede George Cook, now turned 34, much hope of success when he tackles Primo Camera at London on Thursday night. ...

    Article : 278 words
  4. FOR THE TITLE

    NEXT Monday Ambrose Palmer win meet Fred Henneberry at Sydney Stadium. The contest is billed as being for the middle and heavyweight titles ...

    Article : 222 words
  5. Glove Fight to a Finish

    MANY people are of the opinion that not until comparatively late years was a glove fight to a finish on any fistic ...

    Article : 134 words
  6. Nearly a Double Knock-Out

    IN one session of the Caunt-Langham` contest, each man went for a knock-out, and both went within an ace of succeeding. ...

    Article : 90 words
  7. KELSO WINS

    THOUGH Jimmy Kelso was awarded the fight’ against veteran Tommy Fairhall at Leichhardt on Friday there were quite as many who considered ...

    Article : 267 words
  8. GOOD RIGHT

    THANKS 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 words
  9. Many Boxers With “K” Legs Have Been Noted Hitters

    The 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 words
  10. PROS. SWEEP GOLF POOL

    SUCH 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 words
  11. Richards Again

    RON 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 ...

    Article : 104 words
  12. Badminton

    THE Exhibition courts have been officially opened for badminton. The Lord Mayor (Cr. Gengoult Smith) was introduced by Mr. G. L. Patterson, who ...

    Article : 511 words
  13. Lurich Disqualified

    TOM LURICH, the greatest showman of all the wrestlers, as far as his Sydney performances are concerned, left the ring at Leichhardt on Saturday amid great ...

    Article : 82 words
  14. Filipinos To Meet

    LEICHHARDT should have its biggest crowd since the Carroll-Fielding fight on Friday, when the young Filipino Pablo Dano, who has answered ...

    Article : 83 words
  15. No Title

    The artist depicts some of the troubles likely if shorts for women become general. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 14 words
  16. ROBERTSON TURNS PROFESSIONAL

    GOLF, the game that is said to grip harder than any other once it has taken hold, has been in the blood of Bill Robertson, who has turned professional ...

    Article : 381 words
  17. AUSTRALIA’S BEST RIFLE SHOT

    Nerves of Iron, keen eyes, a matured judgment of weather conditions and the inevitable ounce of luck, won for Percy Pavey his fourth King’s ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 510 words
  18. THREE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN FOR BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

    AUSTRALIA 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 words
  19. RING GOSSIP

    THE 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 words
  20. IMPROVED SHOWING

    WHEN Wee McGregor (9.2) recently met George Cupples at Fitzroy he was troubled by the bustling of the little Irishman, and lost the decision. ...

    Article : 134 words
  21. Most Teams Chosen

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 118 words
  22. Advertising

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