BOXING.
GRIME KNOCKS OUT BUTCHER. [BY CABM-PBRSS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTSAMAN AND S.Z. CASUS ASSOCIATION.) SYDNEY, January 3. At the Stadium, in the welter-weight championship, Billy Grime easily defeated Eddie Butcher, the holder, knocking j"."» f ™ the fourth round with a heavy drive to the "Grimed ».t o.lb. and Butcher lOst Silb. His greatest admirers never «?•«*•* the match to finish so quickly. Grime was small in comparison with »•»»"•?£ cher Weight considered, it did not aPP 6 *? a fa r match. Butcher, who towered over ,h crouching opponent, drove several h»rd "ghta to the head. Grime's evasiveness amusea the crowd, who roared its »PP l «' e -. was In the fourth round, when B^ tcher , coring in with a long left; Grim.i ducked and drove his right to the solar ple«»- 1 ?% cher fell on his face, rolled over in pain, and was counted out. M'GRATH BEATS BROWN. SYDNEY, January 3. Tommy McGrath outpointed Al B T OW £ winning op a technical knockout m the seventh round.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18890, 4 January 1927, Page 5
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