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  2. Champions of the australian Ring

    IT was not until 1899 that promoter Billy Young, of the Golden Gate Hall, thought it time to promote contests to discover who was head of the bantam division, then limited to lads of 8.0. The idea was first formed by the excellent reports of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 837 words
  3. BEST OF ALL

    THE first and greatest of all flyweights was George Mandies, whose weight was, at most, 7.10. Throughout 1917 he beat opponents as fast as they came, and in perhaps not one instance was there one boy at or near his own weight. Among his ...

    Article : 1,023 words
  4. ABE WILLIS

    As previously mentioned in this story, lads below the featherweight limit were not catered for in the early days of boxing in Australia. ...

    Article : 44 words
  5. Blew Eye Out

    LOTS of things happen to boxers, but very few can point to having had an eye blown out Such, however, was the ...

    Article : 112 words
  6. “NO FIGHT” AT SYDNEY

    YOUNG STRIBLING’S fistic. exit from New South Wales was a rather inglorious affair. For eight rounds at Sydney on Saturday he and Johnny Freeman mingled wrestling and debate, then, quite vimfully, attacked each other after die gong had gone. ...

    Article : 310 words
  7. SHORT WORK

    A LEFT prod to the mid-section . a raking right to the chin — and Ivan Coueens (7.13). Victoria’s hope in the flyweight elimination test, was on the floor ...

    Article : 182 words
  8. Paperweight Origin

    A clever little chap named Eddie Duffy, who never exceeded 7.7. challenged any lad of like pound-age and having disposed of the ...

    Article : 85 words
  9. Still Unconquered

    RON RICHARDS, the Queensland aboriginal boxer, is stilI unconquered. At the Brisbane stadium last Friday night with the best delivered punch seen there for ...

    Article : 94 words
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  11. “A MAN MUST FIGHT!”

    CHAPTER SIX IT might be pertinent to mention that the Fairmont Athletic Club was the playing of the then politically ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 767 words
  12. Story to Date

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 words
  13. MUIR LIKELY

    IN defeating Bull Montana at the Stadium on Saturday night. Bonny Muir disclosed a good all-round knowledge of wrestling. ...

    Article : 240 words
  14. EVANS GETS THERE

    TWO very tired bantams finished their battle at Fitzroy on Friday, with Ern Evans (N.S.W.) winning narrowly from Les Ferris (8.4½). No doubt it was ...

    Article : 219 words
  15. GOOD WELTER

    LEICHHARDT boxing Cans got a great surprise when on Friday night the Wagga welter, Royce McGrath (10.6) knocked out Wally Hancock (10.8) in ...

    Article : 318 words
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    Advertising : 57 words
  17. Sharman Kept Busy

    THE non-stop Sharman troupe passed through Melbourne on Tuesday on their way to the Geelong annual hospital gals on Friday. All the Pivot’s best ...

    Article : 98 words
  18. Advertising

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    Advertising : 53 words
  19. Harry Johns’ Boxing and Wrestling Entertainers

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 39 words
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