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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 14, 1918
Page
10
The feature story details the Jackson Godfrey clash and the broader boxing lore, describing training rituals, rivalries, and famed matches across Australia and the United States. It covers Jackson's disciplined prep, Godfrey's guarded camp, and the public intrigue surrounding the heavyweight era and key figures.
A garbled report mentions Peter Jackson as a defeated champion in a world title event. It references Corporal Tom Nicholle at Roseneath Base Hospital, Austin area, with scattered names and places, and notes a tense, unclear situation with several unreadable lines.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled note on health culture and radio topics with scattered words like strength and meat. No clear events, people, or organizations emerge to summarize into a coherent news item.
British boxing report details a hard fought flyweight bout between Jack Green and Jeck Finnie. Green edges ahead with sharp combinations and a decisive seventh round, though Finnie recovers from knockdowns to press the pace.
Immense crowds witness hard fought bouts featuring Artol and Andrews, Attal and Melente, with referee Smyth upholding order as fighters push through brutal exchanges. The card highlights Tim Millerick and Macquarie contesting for the Metropolitan Fire Brigades title while legends from Britain and Australia surface in this long war era newspaper snapshot.
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