BOXING.
DONOVAN AND BLAY IN DRAWN BOUT. CONTEST MARRED BY WRESTLING. (paESa /LBSOCIAtiO» TELEOBiII.S March 1. The return bout between Donovan (Waitara), 9st 216, and fllaj* (Victoria), 9st 21b, "Was fought at the 1 6pßH"&ir Btadium at Western Park on Saturdaf, night in fine weather, trhsje wafi a crowd of 4000. The fight resulted in a draw, it -was tn&rred too much wrestling,' both boxeffc offendWg, aometitoei apfeaifliag to lose their heads. Donovan Was the worst osbnder through persistently hanging on. Frequently he was cautioned by the referee, Mr Maxwell, otherwise he might have secured the Verdict, ( Donovan was sent aown in the eighth for eight by a left uppercut to the solar plexis. He made a great recovery thereafter, more than holding his own.
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20175, 2 March 1931, Page 5
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125BOXING. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20175, 2 March 1931, Page 5
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