BOXING
GIARDELLO BEATS JONES V REPORTED BRIBERY OFFER FOR BOUT (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) (Rec. 8 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 12. Joey Giardello, of Philadelphia, tonight beat Bobby Jones, of California, the boxer who a week ago reported to the police that he had been offered 15,000 dollars to lose the bout. Clarence Henry, a former heavy-weightj boxer, is being held in connexion with, the case. „„ ' Giardello won on points over 10 rounds. The decision by the judges, which was unanimous, was booed by some of the audience at Madison Square Garden.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27375, 14 June 1954, Page 7
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