BOXING
BILLY GRIME IN AMERICA
(United Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 7th June, 11.30 a.in.) LOS ANGELES, 6th June. Billy Grime, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight champion of Australia, will make his second American appearance at the Olympic Auditorium here on. 21st June, against Eddie Shea, of Cleveland, Joe Sanger, of Milwaukee, or Vie Poley, of Vancouver, according to the contract signed by his manager, Larney Liehtenstein. Grime expects to proceed East early in July to meet the winner of the Honey Boy Fiunegan-Red Chapman fight for the undisputed featherweight championship of the world, which title Grimo now claims. When interviewed, Grimo said, "I have already started light training for my next fight and am rapidly becoming acclimated. I do not. anticipate any further trouble, as I will meet onlylegitimate featherweights in my future lights in the United States. Please assure the boxing public of Australia that I am confident that I will return to "my native land with the world's featherweight championship.''
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 131, 7 June 1927, Page 9
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