DEFEAT OF JACK SHARKEY
TOMMY LOUGH BAX’S SUCCESS. NARROW VERDICT SECURED. (United Pr<?sfl Association—By Blcctnc rclujrraph Copyright. 1 PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27. Tommy Longhran obtained a decision over Jack Sharkey in a fifteenround contest to-day. The punch that dropped Sharkey to his knees in the tenth was l the margin igiv.ing Luturlinm. the decision, I.h«* judges dividing and the referee scoring six for Sharkey and six for Loughran with three even, but voting it r Loughran because of the knock down. The duel was thrilling with Loughran showing endurance to stand up under Sharkey’s terrific body battering. The result counted Sharkey out of the heavyweight picture.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 29 September 1933, Page 3
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105DEFEAT OF JACK SHARKEY Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 29 September 1933, Page 3
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