SURPRISE NEWS
PALMER RETURNING HOME
The news which.' arrived by cable this week to the effect that Ambrose Palmer expected to be back, in Melbourne by Christinas came as a surprise to those who, had expected him to participate in a series of important matches during his visit to "England.' The explanation apparently,lies in the tact that Mrs. Palmer had cabled her husband the brief me^e^Retur" at once," on the eve ofhii Uht wkh &*%%££** fa «* ** ♦h.™ 6 Cf bl e h"s P"2*l*! followers of the sport here," remarks the "MclSSS"fu Age'" "Palmw »eft Australia with the avowed object of makine money quickly by a series of matches against the English .light-heavy, and heavyweights, and was after the British Empire and cruiserl arid heavyweight titles. He was ofleri* b7« fi™ 8 *° remain here and meet the powerful knock-out puncher Leo Kelly. S..tß?7 1?f f nd tne National Boxing Club of Australia was willing to import boxers to meet him, but h* turned them all down. " IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENTS ' f hIPVL Wembley People Vumounce* £ \^7 expected the Australian to be the head-liner of the Empire touiv S£ m-en^«?« d' after ""ten™* him with Eddie Phillips (English > cruiserweight champion), ten Harvey (ex-champion) had m view a grand final heavyweight battle with Jack Petersen, the present English ■ heavyweight" champion. Other 21!? ,*} c was to meet were Maurice Strickland (New Zealand) and. Ben Foord, of South; Africa. "Mr. A; BlakeborougK, an English wool buyer here, who was- the first to negotiate with Palmer for his English trip, and whose brother is a leading sporting journalist, said that he was quite puzzled about the cable, and was still willing to give the Australian his financial backing and support if he was prepared to remain on in England for the engagements offered him. "Mrs. Palmer refused to disclose her reason for cabling the champion, but said she had asked her husband to give up any 'arrangements' for , furthae fights and return home at once.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 126, 23 November 1935, Page 26
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