BILLY GRIME IN AMERICA

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 57, 30 May 1927, Page 7

BILLY GRIME IN AMERICA

KNOCKED DOWN FOUR TIMES PLUCKY RECOVERY The featherweight 10-round contest recently between “Doc” Snell, a Tacoma druggist, and Billy Grime, the Australian champion, was one of the greatest fights ever witnessed at the Olympic Auditorium. Snell won with a terrific attack with two hands. He had Grime on the canvas four times in the first three rounds, but Grime made a splendid recovery and he won many followers by his initial effort in the American ring. Snell went for Grime from the bell in his usual forcible manner. He knocked the Australian to the floor with a right to the chin. Grime bounced to his feet without taking the count. The second round was even during the first part, but Snell again knocked Grime down. The Australian stumbled to his feet only to go down again, and the bell saved him. Snell scored the fourth knock-down in the third round, hooking Grime at' the gong. After that the Australian recovered in a sensational manner. The fourth round was even, and Grime gave more punishment than he took during the next three rounds. The eighth round was even, and Snell, who had been missing points, finished with a strong lead in the ninth and tenth rounds. Snell won the fight with a slight margin.