BOXING.
FOSTER BEATS DAVIS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, Wednesday. The Canadian Johnny Foster beat .Tack Davis ((ii.aboi lie) on points in a welterweight boxing contest of 10 rounds. Foster shaded his opponent in the majority of rounds and narrowly missed a knock-out in the seventh round. Davis made a remarkable recovery and was carrying the fight to the Canadian when the bout concluded. Foster seemed hesitant when a quick victory seemed within his roach- The fight was witnessed by the largest crowd for two seasons.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 151, 29 June 1939, Page 23
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85BOXING. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 151, 29 June 1939, Page 23
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