MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr George Walker, otWwise " Jmnbo," well-known in Auckland t as a New South 1 Waled footballer, has challenged "Dick" Sandall or any other amateur, to' box 'eight rounds for a trophy and a Vide wager.' The Marquis of Queensberry states that John L. Sullivan has done more to [bring prize fighting into disrepute tb,an any, other person in the world. Conceding fib'at the Marquis is correct,' why is notisullivari-to be\ regarded as- a public benefactor ? asks the' "New York Tiibunel' / . '! Says a 'Frisco paper : ' By the nexfc'Aus-' tralian steamer a horde of pugilistic itialeht j is expected. Griffin, Slaviri, Boland, and Murphy are on board,, and 'they intend to' make it hob for American slnjrgevss. Slavin' is after Jackson : s scalp," Boland wants'a ycrat Younjj Mitchell, and Murphy thinks he"! can knock any feather.- weight in thfe cdun-' try off the earth.,-. Judging-" from , t^ie fatef wi ieh has>' befallen /most of the Aii^fccaliari boxers who have c^me J/^rolookjn^fft'f'fame'j and coin, v they will' not iar.e well. , Jao|{son' is the on!y- t one/who has, been! 'succjfslful, and he only because he is to day '6ne"of the' best men in the Virijr. ' Y ' %rpudu is in w-6rjf again at Riacarton, and/ it is feaid,' f-hows iio.Bit»n of the, lameness which necessitated^her 'withdrawal from the Great Autumn Handicap^ ~ .'' '
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 368, 15 May 1889, Page 6
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217MISCELLANEOUS. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 368, 15 May 1889, Page 6
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