An Unfriendly Bout ■-■ ■ ■ . .+, ; WHEN a constable entered Gore Street, Auckland, one day recently, he was called upon to act as referee to a one-round unofficial bout between Peter Malone and Jack Ryan. Coats were off and. fists were flying, to the great enjoyment of about forty spectators, but the appearance of the constable soon cut short the entertainment. Malone and Ryan explained that they were "just settling a dispute m the good, old-fashioned way," but the constable called off the fight. The little entertainment the two gave the residents m the vicinity of the lane cost them £2 each when Mr. McKean heard the story of the '* unfriendly, bout. . ; .
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NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 3
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109Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 3
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