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Article : 912 wordsTHE match between R. Mathews, the young American boxer, and Hurcomb's " unknown," for £25 a-side, came off at the Theater Royal on Saturday evening, 20th ...
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Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic. : 1882 - 1904), Wed 15 Jul 1885, Page 4
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