BOXING.
GRIME’S IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN KING. United Press Association. —Pv Elect.ri< Telegraph.—Copyright ' NEW YORK, September 22. Billy Grime, interviewed by the Australian Press Association, expressed regret that he was unable to engage in a greater number of desirable fights. He pointed out: “It is hard for a foreign boxer to get ahead in the United States, because he is forced to fight many fights, few of which help him to reach the top, although once Tie does make his mark, his situation is a pleasant one. lam naturally discouraged at the result, but I feel sure that the fights for which 1. am scheduled iu Australia will enable me to return to the United States better known, and able to get the matches I want.” While he admitted that the road tboxing fame'in he United States was a hard one to .travel, he expressed the opinion that the United States wfis .tb'. most likely country in which to gain recognition. Grime .delarec) that he had been unable to engage in a sufficient number of fights while here to enable him to reach the peak of his form. He e». plained his numerous defeats on th s account.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1928, Page 3
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