BOXING TRAGEDY
SHOOTING FOLLOWS FIGHT
PROMOTER AND REFEREE DEAD
(Keceivcd 2nd December, 10.30 a.m.)
CHICAGO, Ist December.
Tuffy Griffiths emerged from the second-rate class into a contender for the highest heavyweight honours when ho defeated Paolino Uzcudan, the Basque, in a savage ten rounds.
Charles Barron, the assistant referee of tho fight, was killed an hoar afterwards, but before he- died he fatally, wounded James Walsh, the fight promoter.
Barron. fell foul of Walsh for awarding the sixth round to Griffiths, axuT after the fight Walsh attacked BarroA. breaking his nose. Barron and a friendsecured a gun and found Walsh with three members of his gang in a restaurant. A revolver auel ensued and both fell.
Griffiths came into the limelight recently by knocking out the German heavyweight Haymann.
CBy special arrangement, Keuter'a world service in addition to other special sources or Information is used in the compilation of tho oversea intelligence published In this issue and all rights therein in Australia and New Zealand are reserred.J
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 133, 2 December 1929, Page 11
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