BOXING
GEORGE COOK MATCHED
Australian Prc» Association. (Received 18th June, 10 a.m.)
BOSTON, 17th June. George Cook, the Australian heavyweight, fights Johnny Risko. in a tenround bout at Braves Field to-night, marking the beginning of the open-air season 1.
The Australian?^ fight with Bisko was unexpected, and constitutes his most important engagement since his arrival in the United States. He was substituted for Jim Maloney when the latter received a cut under an eye from a sparring" partner which rendered him unable to meet Kiskq as scheduled. 'Should Cook defeat Bisko, his reputation mil be considerably enhanced, anrd, better fights will be forthcoming.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 18 June 1929, Page 9
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