A. Steak Story

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 603, 4 March 1929, Page 2

A. Steak Story

In connection with tiie story of Geo. Duckworth, English wicketkeeper, concerning tiie value of raw steak in his right glove to save jarring and bruising of his hand when taking balls belnnd the stumps, and other yarns relating to boxers and their use of meat for the quick curing of black eyes, the well-known old-timer, Alick Bunn, who lives in Flood Street, Bondi, tells a story which is all the more interesting because it concerns the incomparable boxer, Griffo, and the American lightweight, Jack McAuliffe, retired lightweight champion of tl*e world (writes R. AI. Stephens in “Sydney Sun”). Mick Bunn was in Griffo’s corner about 20 times in America, and when he talks about the great feather-weight ho gives information which is undeniable. “It is well known to seasoned sportive? men,” added the veteran boxer, “that Griffo made McAuliffe look foolish in the ring the night they fougtt in 1894, that the decision against Griffo on points met with such a storm of disapproval that the referee was asked how he came to the conclusion that AlcAuliffe was the winner, and that be replied that he had a small counting machine in each hand, and at the finish of the bout had made a mistake and taken Griffo’s for McAuliffe s. However, the happy-go-lucky Australian nev-r worried. After the third man in r ing, Alaxy Aloore, left the enclosure. Griffo went over to the Americans corner, and, picking up a bottle ©j champagne, commenced to drink, before he could finish the contents toe bottle was taken from him. wards he and his seconds, Patsy Gorman, Benny Murphy, who trained Bui; Plimmer, English bantam, and my pe “ reached home at Stud€*nboard’s saloonnot far from where the fight staged. Bespite the fact that the a-, cision was against him, Griffo did nocare. He was in playful mood, at last suggested that we should *>•; go over to Jimmy Carroll's saloon, n • far away. Here Jack McAuliffe staying. Reaching Caroll’s, Griff©. the way. and in answ-r to a questionwas informed that McAuliffe wa* his bedroom upstairs. Up went t» rl . * followed by the three of us, and into the room, he saw AlcAuliffe | down with a piece of raw steak on © - * of his damaged eyes. He aS *jLj n g American why tiie meat was &.. used, but received an offensive r Stepping across to AlcAuliffe he P“ the steak from over the eye JjJjj throwing it out of an open window* * ‘Let the dogs have it.’ A wordy fare followed, but Griffo finishes by drinking a bottle of wine at Auliffe’s expense/’