BOXING.
LEWIS BEATS OLIN.
ST. LOUIS, October 31. A negro, John Henry Lewis ? of Phoenix, Arizona, gained, the decision over Bob Olin, winning the world light heavy-weight title in a 15-round bout.
STIRLING BEATS FORWARD.
TIMARU, November 1
In a professional welter-weight boxing contest, Don Stirling (Dominion welter-weight champion) defeated Dick Forward on a technical knock-out in the eighth of a 15-round bout. In the eighth round Stirling dropped Forward three times, but Forward fought back pluckily. When Stirling sent him down again with a heavy right, the police signalled to end the bout.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 18, 2 November 1935, Page 2
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