TOO OLD TO FIGHT
Johnny Risko, the ancient Cleveland heavyweight boxer, has been denied a license to box in California. Don Shields, chief inspector of the State .Athletic Commission, said recently that Risko’s age and the fact he had been out of the game so long were the reasons for the refusal.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 24 November 1939, Page 11
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52TOO OLD TO FIGHT Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 24 November 1939, Page 11
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